TY - RPRT TI - International conference on isotopic and nuclear analytical techniques for health and environment. Book of abstracts AB - Decision makers and stakeholders are becoming increasingly dependent on reliable chemical measurements that serve as a basis for decisions related to health, consumer safety, commerce, environment protection and compliance to regulations. Several millions of analytical results are produced annually, thus consuming appreciable amounts of resources. Reliability of these data is of major concern if cost-benefit figures are applied. Nuclear and isotopic analytical techniques (NATs) have been supported by the IAEA as part of their mandate to foster the peaceful use of nuclear energy for many years. Nuclear analytical laboratories have been installed and upgraded through Technical Co-operation assistance in many Member State laboratories. These techniques, including INAA, XRF, PIXE, stable and radioisotopes, spectrometroscopy, etc. have been applied to a wide range of subjects with varying success. Nuclear analytical techniques, featuring some intrinsic quality control aspects, such as multi-nuclide analysis, frequently serve as 'reference methods' to cross-check critical results. As nuclear properties of elements are targeted, matrix problems seem to be negligible to a great extent. The International Conference on Isotopic and Nuclear Analytical Techniques for Health and Environment was held 10-13 June 2003 in Vienna, Austria. The main purpose of this Conference was to bring together scientists, technologists, representatives of industry and regulatory authorities to exchange information and review the status of current developments and applications of isotopic and nuclear analytical techniques, and to discuss future trends and developments. A further objective is to identify potential opportunities for developing countries for applying isotopic and nuclear analytical techniques in health and environmental studies, and to consider the promotion and transfer of such technology. International developments and trends in health care, nutrition, and environmental monitoring will be addressed in order to identify future fields of application for isotopic and nuclear analytical techniques. This document contains abstracts of oral and poster presentations. AU - "NONE" KW - "54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES" KW - "37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY" KW - "ACTIVATION ANALYSIS" KW - "CONTAMINATION" KW - "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS" KW - "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY" KW - "FOOD" KW - "GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS" KW - "ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS" KW - "LEADING ABSTRACT" KW - "MEETINGS" KW - "POLLUTANTS" KW - "PUBLIC HEALTH" KW - "RADIATION MONITORING" KW - "RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS" KW - "SPECTROSCOPY" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/20409597 PB - CY - IAEA PY - 2003 DA - 2003-07-01 LA - English J2 - [] VL - C1 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria) C2 - C3 - IAEA-CN-103 C4 - C5 - Available from INIS in electronic form L3 - Conference: International conference on isotopic and nuclear analytical techniques for health and environment, Vienna (Austria), 10-13 Jun 2003; Other Information: Refs, figs; PBD: 2003 ER -