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Measuring radioactive methane with the liquid scintillation counter

Journal Article · · Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5519516
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Although a gas proportional counter is the most convenient method of measuring the radioactivity of fixed gases such as methane, it cannot be used when high nonradioactive concentrations of methane are present in the gas phase, due to quenching. If only methane and carbon dioxide are present in radioactive form in the gas phase, a liquid scintillation method for measuring these substances can be used. The procedure is described in detail, and the solubility of methane in liquid scintillation cocktails is determined.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
OSTI ID:
5519516
Journal Information:
Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Environ. Microbiol.; (United States) Vol. 37:5; ISSN AEMID
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

550700* -- Microbiology
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ALKANES
BACTERIA
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
FLUIDS
HYDROCARBONS
ISOTOPES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING METHODS
METHANE
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS