Environmental Radioanalysis
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295 pages
978-0-08-087481-4 (ISBN)
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Environmental Radioanalysis
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- Front Cover
- Environmental Radioanalysis
- Copyright Page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1. The status of radioanalysis
- 1.2. Scope of radioanalysis
- 1.3. The task of the radioanalyst
- 1.4. Purpose and limitations of this book
- CHAPTER 2. PRINCIPLES OF NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS AND PROMPT TECHNIQUES APPLIED IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
- List of symbols
- 2.1. Neutron activation analysis
- 2.2. Count-rate
- 2.3. Counting-result
- 2.4. Sensitivity
- 2.5. Special features o f the three types of neutron activation
- 2.6. Prompt techniques
- 2.7. Conclusions
- References
- CHAPTER 3. PRINCIPLES OF RADIOTRACER MEASUREMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
- List of symbols
- 3.1. Basic equations of radiotracer experiments in a closed system and their applications
- 3.2. Isotopic exchange in one phase
- 3.3. Isotopic exchange between a solid and an aqueous solution in a closed system
- 3.4. Net mass transport in a closed system
- 3.5. Combination of net mass transport and isotopic exchange in a closed system
- 3.6. Radiotracer experiments in open systems
- 3.7. Combination of radiotracer experiments in closed and open systems
- References
- CHAPTER 4. SAMPLING IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Sampling of sea and surface water
- 4.3. Sampling of rain water
- 4.4. Sampling of organic material
- 4.5. Sampling of aerosols
- 4.6. Samplinz of silicates
- References
- CHAPTER 5. PRECONCENTRATION AND DECONTAMINATION IN RADIOANALYSIS
- 5.1. Analytical criteria for preconcentration in elemental analysis
- 5.2. Application to radioanalysis
- 5.3. Preconcentration techniques in radioanalysis
- 5.4. Practical conclusions
- References
- CHAPTER 6. ANALYTICAL CRITERIA IN RADIOANALYSIS
- List of Symbols
- 6.1. Survey
- 6.2. Sensitivity
- 6.3. Blank-value
- 6.4. Matrix effects
- 6.5. Chemical yield
- 6.6. Accuracy and precision
- 6.7. Limits of decision, detection and determination
- 6.8. Turn-over time and capacity
- 6.9. Occupational criteria
- 6.10. Financial criteria
- 6.11. A practical case: The determination of vanadium in rainwater
- References
- CHAPTER 7. PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOANALYSIS
- 7.1. The radioanalytical laboratory
- 7.2. Irradiation facilities for NAA
- 7.3. Routing of NAA
- 7.4. Neutron induced prompt capture gammarays (PGAA)
- 7.5. Proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE)
- 7.6. Presentation of data
- 7.7. Radiotracer experiments
- References
- CHAPTER 8. RADIOANALYSIS OF WATER
- 8.1. General
- 8.2. Seawater
- 8.3. Fresh water
- 8.4. The active carbon procedure
- 8.5. Rainwater
- References
- CHAPTER 9. THE ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF DRY BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Analytical techniques
- 9.3. Sampling and sample pretreatment
- 9.4. Mineralization
- 9.5. Radiochemical separation schemes
- 9.6. A system for multielement analysis of dry biological material
- 9.7. Pre-irradiation separations
- 9.8. Analytical conclusions
- 9.9. A survey of applications
- References
- CHAPTER 10. SILICATES, COAL AND RELATED SOLIDS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Elemental analysis of silicates, coal and related matrices by INAA
- 10.3. Elemental analysis of silicates by NAA, including radiochemical separation
- 10.4. Prompt capture ?-measurement of silicates and coal
- 10.5. PIXE analysis of air-dust and coal
- 10.6. (Radio-)tracer applications to the inorganic environment
- References
- SUBJECT INDEX
