Environmental radiochemical analysis III. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Environmental radiochemical analysis 3; Environmental radiochemical analysis three
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Peter Warwick.
• Other Names: Prof, Warwick, Peter; Symposium on Environmental Radiochemical Analysis, 10th
• Contents: Radiochemical accumulation at a hydroelectric power dam -- Determination of transfer of tritium to crops fertilised with contaminated sewage sludge -- Technetium-99 in marine food webs in Norwegian Seas : results from the Norwegian Radnor Project -- Meaduring thoron (220Rn) in natural waters -- The determination of gross alpha sna gross beta activity in solids, filters and water : validation of Dutch pre-norms -- Environmental measurements of radioxenon -- Uptake of uranium in spinach grown in andosols accumulating trace amounts of fertiliser-derived uranium -- Mineralogical and particle size controls on 137Cs abundances in Dounreay offshore and foreshore sands -- Assessment of possible sources of artificial long-lived radionuclides in environmental samples by measurement of isotopic composition -- A rapid method for the preconcentration of non-refactory Am and Pu from 100g soil samples -- Improvements in underground gamma-ray spectroscopy and the application of measuring radioactivity in agricultural samples -- Responses of U and Pu to microbially driven nitrate reduction in sediments -- An efficient and optimised total combustion method for total H-3 and C-14 in environmental and decommissioning samples -- The analytical impact of tritium data from storing nuclear decommissioning samples under different conditions -- Radionuclide recording levels and prioritisation of chemical/radiochemical analyses of Magnox wastes for Nirex compliance -- Application of the Radiological Hazard Potential (RHP) to radionuclides in Magnox reactor decommissioning -- Determination of tritium radionuclide and lithium precursor in Magnox reactor steels -- Sequential determination of Ca-41/45 and Sr-90 in an activated concrete core -- The chemistry of ultra-radiopure materials -- Independent radiological monitoring : results of a recent intercomparison exercise -- Routine application of CN2003 software to laboratory scintillation calibration -- Easy method of concentration of strontium isotopes from radioactive aqueous wastes for the determination of 90Sr by liquid scintillation counting : application of Strontium Empore Rad disks -- Performance of a portable, electromagnetically cooled HPGe detector for site characterization -- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority research and development needs, risks and opportunities -- The performance of UK and overseas laboratories in proficiency tests for the measurement of Am-241 -- Current IAEA activities and future plans for the Almera network.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 220 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 543.63; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Analytic; Radiochemical analysis -- Congresses; Environmental chemistry -- Congresses; Nuclear chemistry, photochemistry & radiation; Nuclear issues; Analytical chemistry; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Analytic; Science; Environmental chemistry; Radiochemical analysis; SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental); Analytical chemistry; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847557865; 1847557864
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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