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Title: Nuclear techniques applicable to studies of pollutants in ground water

Abstract

The current nuclear methods which can be used for the analysis of inorganic pollutants or tracers, including radioactive species in sediments and in their associated atmospheric and aqueous media are summarized. Nuclear techniques allow many trace elements to be analyzed in the ppM to ppB range in both field and laboratory experiments. For direct in situ field measurements, techniques of x-ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis are discussed. Direct instrumental techniques, as well as chemical procedures enhancing their effectiveness, are discussed as they are applied in laboratory analysis. Radioactive pollutants or tracers can be measured through radiative emissions under laboratory and field conditions. In the laboratory, a few disintegrations per minute can be measured in thousand-gallon water volumes through the use of preanalysis concentration methods. Laboratory instrumentation discussed includes x-ray fluorescence analyzers, total absorption gamma ray spectrometry, multidimensional coincidence gamma ray spectrometry, multidimensional gamma ray spectrometry with beta coincidence, dual Ge(Li) anticoincidence shielded systems, as well as single Ge(Li) and NaI(Tl)-Ge(Li) coincidence gamma ray spectrometers. Detection sensitivities for radioisotopes from fallout and those produced by neutron activation analysis methods are presented.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
7103997
Report Number(s):
BNWL-SA-6186; CONF-761240-1
TRN: 77-014044
DOE Contract Number:  
EY-76-C-06-1830
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Advisory group meeting on the use of nuclear technology in water pollution studies, Cracow, Poland, 6 Dec 1976
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; GROUND WATER; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SEDIMENTS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; WATER; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON REACTIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; TRACE AMOUNTS; WATER POLLUTION; BARYON REACTIONS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; HADRON REACTIONS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEON REACTIONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS; 520301* - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Water- (1987); 400101 - Activation, Nuclear Reaction, Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures; 400103 - Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures- (-1987); 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Wogman, N A. Nuclear techniques applicable to studies of pollutants in ground water. United States: N. p., 1976. Web.
Wogman, N A. Nuclear techniques applicable to studies of pollutants in ground water. United States.
Wogman, N A. 1976. "Nuclear techniques applicable to studies of pollutants in ground water". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7103997.
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abstractNote = {The current nuclear methods which can be used for the analysis of inorganic pollutants or tracers, including radioactive species in sediments and in their associated atmospheric and aqueous media are summarized. Nuclear techniques allow many trace elements to be analyzed in the ppM to ppB range in both field and laboratory experiments. For direct in situ field measurements, techniques of x-ray fluorescence and neutron activation analysis are discussed. Direct instrumental techniques, as well as chemical procedures enhancing their effectiveness, are discussed as they are applied in laboratory analysis. Radioactive pollutants or tracers can be measured through radiative emissions under laboratory and field conditions. In the laboratory, a few disintegrations per minute can be measured in thousand-gallon water volumes through the use of preanalysis concentration methods. Laboratory instrumentation discussed includes x-ray fluorescence analyzers, total absorption gamma ray spectrometry, multidimensional coincidence gamma ray spectrometry, multidimensional gamma ray spectrometry with beta coincidence, dual Ge(Li) anticoincidence shielded systems, as well as single Ge(Li) and NaI(Tl)-Ge(Li) coincidence gamma ray spectrometers. Detection sensitivities for radioisotopes from fallout and those produced by neutron activation analysis methods are presented.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
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