Abstract
Radioactive substances are often released to the environment in the form of particles. The determination of their chemical composition is a key factor in the overall understanding of their environmental behaviour. The aim of this investigation was to identify the source of one single radioactive particle collected from the Irish Sea and to understand its fate in the environment and in human body fluids. As the particle was supposed to be analysed for its dissolution behaviour in humans after ingestion, it was necessary to gain as much information as possible beforehand on the chemical and isotopic composition by means of non-destructive analysis such as SEM, SIMS, {mu}-XRF and {mu}-XANES. In this paper, an overview of the different non-destructive methods applied for the analysis of this particle and the results obtained is given. Additionally, the dissolution behaviour in human digestive solutions is discussed. (author)
Hrnecek, E.;
Aldave de las Heras, L.;
Bielewski, M.;
Carlos, R.;
[1]
Betti, M.
[2]
- EC JRC Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe (Germany)
- IAEA Environment Laboratories (Monaco)
Citation Formats
Hrnecek, E., Aldave de las Heras, L., Bielewski, M., Carlos, R., and Betti, M.
Analysis of a Single Hot Particle by a Combination of Non-Destructive Analytical Methods.
IAEA: N. p.,
2013.
Web.
Hrnecek, E., Aldave de las Heras, L., Bielewski, M., Carlos, R., & Betti, M.
Analysis of a Single Hot Particle by a Combination of Non-Destructive Analytical Methods.
IAEA.
Hrnecek, E., Aldave de las Heras, L., Bielewski, M., Carlos, R., and Betti, M.
2013.
"Analysis of a Single Hot Particle by a Combination of Non-Destructive Analytical Methods."
IAEA.
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title = {Analysis of a Single Hot Particle by a Combination of Non-Destructive Analytical Methods}
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abstractNote = {Radioactive substances are often released to the environment in the form of particles. The determination of their chemical composition is a key factor in the overall understanding of their environmental behaviour. The aim of this investigation was to identify the source of one single radioactive particle collected from the Irish Sea and to understand its fate in the environment and in human body fluids. As the particle was supposed to be analysed for its dissolution behaviour in humans after ingestion, it was necessary to gain as much information as possible beforehand on the chemical and isotopic composition by means of non-destructive analysis such as SEM, SIMS, {mu}-XRF and {mu}-XANES. In this paper, an overview of the different non-destructive methods applied for the analysis of this particle and the results obtained is given. Additionally, the dissolution behaviour in human digestive solutions is discussed. (author)}
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