一种灵敏的方法,通过使用CuS微沉的α谱测量在环境样本中确定210Po和210Pb
Stephanie Walsh1, Matthew J Bond2, Nicolas Guérin2
1Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, ON, K0J 1J0, Canada. Stephanie.Walsh@cnl.ca.
Scientific reports
|November 13, 2023
概括
一种新方法准确地测量了环境样本中的-210 (Po) 和-210 (Pb). 这种技术为放射性分析提供了高回收和低检测极限.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 放射化学 放射化学是指辐射化学.
- 分析化学 分析化学
背景情况:
- -210 (Po) 和-210 (Pb) 是自然存在的具有环境意义的放射性核化物.
- 准确确定这些同位素对于环境监测和风险评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在各种环境矩阵中开发一种灵敏可靠的方法来量化210Po和210Pb.
- 为了实现高化学回收率和低最低可检测活性 (MDA),进行精确的放射性核酸分析.
主要方法:
- 使用 (III) 氧化物共同降水,从水样中预先缩210Po.
- 用酸和过氧化消化固体样本.
- 通过CuS微沉来制备α薄层来源.
- 测量Po210通过α光谱和间接测量Pb通过它的后代.
主要成果:
- 实现了高化学回收率:Po的90%和Pb的97%.
- 对于两个放射性核素,获得的最小可检测活性 (MDA) 非常低.
- 使用标准化解决方案和认证的参考材料验证的方法.
结论:
- 开发的方法提供了一种灵敏而强大的方法,用于在各种环境样本中确定210Po和210Pb.
- 高回收率和低MDA使这种方法适用于准确的环境放射性监测.
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