Determination of airborne cadmium in environmental tobacco smoke using Compton suppression NAA

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7225346

Landsberger, S; Larson, S; Wu, De

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (NAA) is not well suited to determine cadmium below one part per million. Previous NAA methods used to determine very low levels of cadmium in biological materials have required prechemical or post-radiochemical separations. In this laboratory, the authors have been very successful using Compton suppression and epithermal NAA to determine cadmium in biological certified reference materials. They have begun a preliminary study to ascertain if this method is adequate to determine cadmium in environment tobacco smoke in public places.

• OSTI ID: 7225346
• Report Number(s): CONF-920606--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 65
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400101 -- Activation
Nuclear Reaction
Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
CADMIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
METALS
MONITORING
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO SMOKES