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Practical aspects of tritium measurement in ground and surface waters

Abstract

Tritium measurements are a powerful tool in hydrological and hydrogeological investigations for detecting mean residence times of several water reservoirs. Due to the low tritium activities in precipitation, ground and surface waters a low level measurement is necessary. Therefore often the liquid scintillation counting after an electrolytic enrichment of water is used. In this paper some practical aspects and problems of measurement are discussed and the problem of contamination in low level laboratories is shown. (orig.)
Authors:
Nitzsche, O; [1]  Hebert, D [1] 
  1. Technische Univ. Bergakademie Freiberg (Germany). Inst. fuer Angewandte Physik
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1997
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
FZR-170; CONF-9611197-
Reference Number:
SCA: 540330; 440103; PA: DEN-97:0FE072; EDB-97:127282; SN: 97001851064
Resource Relation:
Conference: Workshop on methods and applications of low-level radioactivity measurements (LOWRAD), Rossendorf (Germany), 7-8 Nov 1996; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of LOWRAD 96. Methods and applications of low-level radioactivity measurements. Proceedings; Fietz, J. [ed.] [Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V. (FZR), Dresden (Germany)]; PB: 170 p.
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; LOW LEVEL COUNTING; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; TRITIUM; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATERS; COSMIC RADIATION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
OSTI ID:
525370
Research Organizations:
Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V. (FZR), Rossendorf bei Dresden (Germany); Verein fuer Kernverfahrenstechnik und Analytik Rossendorf e.V. (VKTA), Dresden (Germany)
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE98700903; TRN: DE97FE072
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE98700903
Submitting Site:
DEN
Size:
pp. 106-109
Announcement Date:
Oct 07, 1997

Citation Formats

Nitzsche, O, and Hebert, D. Practical aspects of tritium measurement in ground and surface waters. Germany: N. p., 1997. Web.
Nitzsche, O, & Hebert, D. Practical aspects of tritium measurement in ground and surface waters. Germany.
Nitzsche, O, and Hebert, D. 1997. "Practical aspects of tritium measurement in ground and surface waters." Germany.
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title = {Practical aspects of tritium measurement in ground and surface waters}
author = {Nitzsche, O, and Hebert, D}
abstractNote = {Tritium measurements are a powerful tool in hydrological and hydrogeological investigations for detecting mean residence times of several water reservoirs. Due to the low tritium activities in precipitation, ground and surface waters a low level measurement is necessary. Therefore often the liquid scintillation counting after an electrolytic enrichment of water is used. In this paper some practical aspects and problems of measurement are discussed and the problem of contamination in low level laboratories is shown. (orig.)}
place = {Germany}
year = {1997}
month = {Mar}
}