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Analytical methods to enhance detection of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental matrices.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Analytical methods to enhance detection of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental matrices./
Author:	Rosenberg, Brett L.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2016,
Description:	124 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-03(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-03B(E).
Subject:	Analytical chemistry. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10149820
ISBN:	9781369049169

Analytical methods to enhance detection of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental matrices.
Rosenberg, Brett L.

Analytical methods to enhance detection of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental matrices. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016 - 124 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-03(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Colorado State University, 2016.

The efficacy of methods that are used to detect radionuclides is dependent on the properties of the radionuclides and the matrices being analyzed. Gamma spectroscopy is an excellent tool for detecting very low quantities of a short-lived gamma-emitting radionuclide. However, as the probability of gamma ray emission decreases and the half-life increases, greater quantities of a radionuclide are required for detection by gamma spectroscopy. Since most transuranic actinides are usually not present in such quantities or concentrations in the environment, mass spectrometry is the preferred tool. For tritium, 90Sr, and other lower-Z elements that emit no easily detectable gamma rays, liquid scintillation counting is commonly used to measure the beta particles they emit. However, this methodology requires radiochemical extraction procedures to ensure a maximized ratio between signal and background. Nondestructive gamma spectroscopy was used to evaluate radiocesium content in soil and vegetation samples collected from the Fukushima prefecture exclusion zone in 2013 and 2014. Liquid scintillation counting was used for quantifying 3H in samples collected in 2013 and 90Sr in samples collected in 2013 and 2014. The radiocesium and 90Sr activities were found to have decreased from 2013 to 2014. Although 3H activities could be quantified in most samples, a sample from Chimeiji had a specific activity that statistically exceeded background (1.2 +/- 1.6 Bq mL -1); further investigation is required to ascertain if 3H is present within that sample. Reports generated by TEPCO were also evaluated; radiocesium ratios and 131I/132Te ratios calculated from the reports reveal the importance of considering counting statistics and spectroscopic interference when drawing conclusions about the presence of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental samples.

ISBN: 9781369049169Subjects--Topical Terms:

3168300
Analytical chemistry.

Analytical methods to enhance detection of anthropogenic radionuclides in environmental matrices.
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