Simultaneous quantitative determination of 3H, 14C, 32P, 35S, 51Cr, and 125I on the surface of a paper disc using combustion.
A paper disc that retained 3H, 14C, 32P, 35S, 51Cr, and 125I on its surface was combusted in a flow-type combustion flask filled with oxygen. The combustion products containing five radionuclides, except 14CO2, were collected by washing the inner wall of the flask with 0.5-M hydrogen peroxide containing excess NaHSO3. The 14CO2 that remained in the gas phase of the flask was introduced into another flask for absorption into an organic base solution. By determining the radioactivity of both the solutions containing the respective radionuclides by means of NaI(Tl) and liquid scintillation counters, the six radionuclides in the solutions were quantified. The detection limit of surface contamination with this method was compared with the limit specified by Japanese law for the surface contamination of controlled areas.
Radioisotope Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan.
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Saito
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Miyatake
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Kobori
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Kurihara
D005390:Fires; D010209:Paper; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*
D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011868:Radioisotopes