Multielement determination in estuarine suspended particulate matter by instrumental neutron activation analysis
Journal Article
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· Anal. Chem.; (United States)
An instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) method has been developed for the simultaneous multielement determinations in samples of estuarine suspended particulate matter (SPM) weighing between 0.75 and 7.5 mg. The INAA method consists of four sequential irradiations at two different fluxes and counting after four decay periods using a high-resolution Ge(Li) detector. Concentrations of up to 28 elements have been measured in estuarine SPM collected from water with salinity varying between 2.23 and 29.9%. The average precision of measurement has been observed to vary between +-10 to 16% for most elements. The accuracy of determination has been evaluated by analyzing standard reference materials, and agreements within +-10% of the certified values have been obtained. The detection limits for most trace elements have ranged between 0.37 ng and 1.0 ..mu..g.
- Research Organization:
- Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- OSTI ID:
- 6192744
- Journal Information:
- Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 51:7; ISSN ANCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400101* -- Activation
Nuclear Reaction
Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures
ACTINIDES
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ARSENIC
BARIUM
BARYON REACTIONS
BROMINE
CALCIUM
CERIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINE
COBALT
ELEMENTS
EUROPIUM
GADOLINIUM
HADRON REACTIONS
HAFNIUM
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IODINE
IRON
LANTHANUM
LUTETIUM
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
METALS
NEODYMIUM
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RARE EARTHS
REFRACTORY METALS
RUBIDIUM
SAMARIUM
SCANDIUM
SEMIMETALS
SODIUM
THORIUM
TITANIUM
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VANADIUM
WATER
YTTERBIUM
ZINC
400101* -- Activation
Nuclear Reaction
Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures
ACTINIDES
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ARSENIC
BARIUM
BARYON REACTIONS
BROMINE
CALCIUM
CERIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINE
COBALT
ELEMENTS
EUROPIUM
GADOLINIUM
HADRON REACTIONS
HAFNIUM
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IODINE
IRON
LANTHANUM
LUTETIUM
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
METALS
NEODYMIUM
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RARE EARTHS
REFRACTORY METALS
RUBIDIUM
SAMARIUM
SCANDIUM
SEMIMETALS
SODIUM
THORIUM
TITANIUM
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VANADIUM
WATER
YTTERBIUM
ZINC