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Title: Chemical recoveries of technetium-99 for various procedures using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

Journal Article · · Radioactivity and Radiochemistry
OSTI ID:249859

The procedure for the determination of {sup 99}Tc inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was based on the modification of a variety of available separation techniques. Standard Ru and Rh solutions were used for checking decontaminations and instrument response respectively. Technetium-99 and {sup 95m}Tc tracers were applied as yield monitors using ICP-MS and gamma-ray spectrometry respectively. Percent recoveries are reported for a variety of radiochemical separation procedures for water (58-83%), seaweed (10-76%), and for soil matrices (19-79%).

OSTI ID:
249859
Journal Information:
Radioactivity and Radiochemistry, Vol. 4, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English