Sample handling and chemical procedures for efficacious trace analysis of urine by neutron activation analysis
Important for the determination of trace elements, ions, or compounds in urine by chemical neutron activation analysis is the optimization of sample handling, preirradiation chemistry, and radioassay procedures necessary for viable analysis. Each element, because of its natural abundance in the earth's crust and, hence, its potential for reagent and environmental contamination, requires specific procedures for storage, handling, and preirradiation chemistry. Radioassay techniques for radionuclides vary depending on their half-lives and decay characteristics. Described in this paper are optimized procedures for aluminum and selenium. While {sup 28}Al (T{sub 1/2} = 2.24 min) and {sup 77m}Se(T{sub 1/2} = 17.4s) have short half-lives, their gamma-ray spectra are quite different. Aluminum-28 decays by a 1779-keV gamma and {sup 77m}Se by a 162-keV gamma. Unlike selenium, aluminum is a ubiquitous element in the environment requiring special handling to minimize contamination in all phases of its analytical determination.
- OSTI ID:
- 5484224
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880601--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Vol. 56; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ALUMINIUM
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY FLUIDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ELEMENTS
HALF-LIFE
IRRADIATION
MATERIALS
METALS
OPTIMIZATION
RADIOASSAY
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
TRACE AMOUNTS
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