Utilization of neutron activation analysis in groundwater analyses

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5762319

Beal, J W ^[1]; Olmez, I ^[2]

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1. Fairfield Univ., CT (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Although work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Nuclear Reactor Laboratory is basically research oriented, over the past number of years, numerous neutron activation analyses (NAAs) have been performed for commercial purposes. This has been true particularly in cases where other analytical techniques have been found to be insufficient or in cases where special sample considerations are involved. The requests for these analyses came from a wide range of institutions, including government laboratories, medical centers, utilities, and commercial companies. In most cases, instrumental NAA (INAA) was the method of choice because of the method's extremely low detection limits, multielement characteristics, nondestructive nature, and ability to work with different sample sizes.

• OSTI ID: 5762319
• Report Number(s): CONF-930601--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 68
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
AEROSOL WASTES
ASHES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
FLY ASH
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
MONITORING
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
RESIDUES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WASTES
WATER