Simultaneous multielement analysis of natural waters by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectromery (ICP-OES)

Conference · Fri Dec 14 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5114992

Larson, G F; Goodpasture, R T; Morrow, R W

The US DOE National Uranium Resources Evaluation (NURE) Program was established to assess uranium resources and to identify favorable areas for detailed uranium exploration throughout US. A broad multielement approach was adopted for this reconnaissance survey. ICP-OES has been successfully utilized for nearly three years for the routine multielement analysis of the natural waters associated with this reconnaissance survey. Modifications which were required to automate a commercially available polychromator are described. This automated system is capable of routinely providing approximately 5000 determinations per day. An extensive quality control program is described along with the precision data obtained over an extended period of time. A real time quality control procedure is also described. The accuracy of the method is discussed from detailed investigations of several anomalous water samples.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5114992
• Report Number(s): Y/DK-239; CONF-800110-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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