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Determination of Sr90 in Milk

Journal Article · · Health Physics

A procedure is described for the determination of Sr90 in milk which is rapid, simple, and yields 90% recovery. Strontium is removed from large volumes of buffered milk with a cation resin and at the same time is separated from troublesome anions. The column is then stripped, and the strontium and calcium separated. Removal of interfering anions allows the strontium to be precipitated as the nitrate, with concentrated nitric acid instead of the conventional fuming nitric acid. After Y/sup 90/ has grown to equilibrium in the precipitate, it is extracted and measured to evaluate the Sr90.

Research Organization:
General Electric Co., Richland, Wash.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-16-028889
OSTI ID:
4794865
Report Number(s):
HW-SA-2011; 0017-9078
Journal Information:
Health Physics, Journal Name: Health Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 8; ISSN 0017-9078
Publisher:
Health Physics Society
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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