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Automated 90Sr Separation and Preconcentration in a Lab-on-Valve System at Ppq Level
Published on: June 6, 2018
Radiostrontium separation and measurement in a single step using plastic scintillators plus selective extractants.
H Bagán1, A Tarancón, G Rauret
1Departament de Química Analítica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
This study describes a new protocol for (90)Sr determination in water samples based on the use of a selective extractant (DtBuCH18C6) and plastic scintillator microspheres. The proposed procedure unifies chemical separation and sample measurement preparation in a single step to reduce the effort, time and reagents required for analysis. In addition, the final measurement does not produce mixed waste. The minimum activity detectable for 10 mL of sample solution is 0.46 Bq L(-1). Relative errors for the determination of (90)Sr activity in drinking, sea and river waters are less than 4%.
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