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Speciation and Bioavailability Measurements of Environmental Plutonium Using Diffusion in Thin Films
Published on: November 9, 2015
The stability of plutonium sulphate tetrahydrate, an analytical standard: a ten-year evaluation
1New Brunswick Laboratory U.S. Atomic Energy Commission New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, U.S.A.
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|August 1, 1971
Abstract:
The stability of plutonium sulphate tetrahydrate, Pu(S0(4))(2).4H(2)O, an analytical standard for plutonium, has been studied over periods of up to 10 years, and at relative humidities of 95% and les than 0.1%. The material was found to be stable with time; it was slightly affected by extremes of humidity but the changes were readil reversible.
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