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Determination of uranium in sea and ocean waters by a luminescence method with laser excitation

Journal Article · · Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5451747
This paper shows that it is possible to determine uranium insea and ocean waters by a luminescence method with laser excitation. Ocean waters with a low content of luminescent ingredients are analyzed directly by freezing at 77 K to eliminate the quenching effect of the chloride ion. The more polluted waters of inland seas are preferably analyzed at T = 293 K in 1 M H/sub 3/PO/sub 4/ after the removal of chloride ions by distillation from a sample containing HNO/sub 3/. The background effect is removed by time selection of the luminescent emission of the uranyl ion. Uranium contents were determined for water from the northwest Atlantic and the North and Baltic Seas.
OSTI ID:
5451747
Journal Information:
Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Radiochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 27:5; ISSN SVRDA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English