title: Instrumental neutron activation analysis of biological samples.
abstract: The elemental compositions of 18 biological reference materials have been processed, for 14 stepped combinations of irradiation/decay/counting times, by the INAA Advance Prediction Computer Program. The 18 materials studied include 11 plant materials, 5 animal materials, and 2 other biological materials. Of these 18 materials, 14 are NBS Standard Reference Materials and four are IAEA reference materials. Overall, the results show that a mean of 52% of the input elements can be determined to a relative standard deviation of +/- 10% or better by reactor flux (thermal plus epithermal) INAA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Guinn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavrilas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D012984:Software; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements