title: Multielement determination in rice, wheat, and barley by instrumental neutron activation analysis.
abstract: INAA has been used for the determination of Na, Mg, Al, Cl, K, Sc, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Mo, and W in grains of rice, wheat, and barley, which were collected from different plant fields in Iraq. Samples and standards were irradiated in the IRT-5000 reactor, at neutron fluxes of 2 x 10(13) cm-2.s-1 and 3.2 x 10(11) cm-2.s-1. Interferences of photopeaks with each other were considered, and reaction interferences were calculated and determined experimentally. Accuracy of our method was assessed by the analysis of IAEA standards Wheat Flour and Bovine liver. A good agreement has been achieved between the present results and recommended values. The precision and detection limit were determined for all elements in all types of grain.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Research Center, Tuwaitha, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: al-Jobori
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shihab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohsin
mesh_terms: D002523:Edible Grain / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001467:Hordeum / Q000032:analysis; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012275:Oryza / Q000032:analysis; D012015:Reference Standards; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D014908:Triticum / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements