Multielement analysis of air and water pollutants in gold mines by thermal and epithermal neutron activation

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6384307

Erasmus, C S; Sargeant, J; Sellschop, J P.F.; Watterson, J I.W.

A multielement procedure for the determination of potentially harmful constituents in air and water samples, taken from underground working areas and slimes dam sediments (from the surface surroundings associated with the gold mining industry), is presented. The method utilizes thermal and epicadmium instrumental neutron activation analysis based on Ge(Li) gamma-ray spectrometry and computer evaluation of recorded data, which allows up to 40 elements to be determined without any chemical treatment or extensive sample manipulation.

• Research Organization: Univ. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZA
• OSTI ID: 6384307
• Report Number(s): CONF-760985-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Spec. Publ.; (United States) Journal Volume: 464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACTINIDES
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
ALKALI METALS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ALUMINIUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BARIUM
BARYON REACTIONS
BARYONS
BROMINE
CALCIUM
CESIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINE
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COLLOIDS
COPPER
DISPERSIONS
DYSPROSIUM
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EUROPIUM
FERMIONS
GOLD
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRONS
HAFNIUM
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IRON
LANTHANUM
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MINES
MINING
MONITORING
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYZERS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NEUTRONS
NICKEL
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POTASSIUM
QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RARE EARTHS
REFRACTORY METALS
RUBIDIUM
SAMARIUM
SCANDIUM
SEMIMETALS
SILVER
SODIUM
SOLS
SURFACE MINING
TANTALUM
TERBIUM
THERMAL NEUTRONS
THORIUM
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUNGSTEN
UNDERGROUND MINING
URANIUM
VANADIUM
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
ZINC