title: A novel portable grab sampler for tritiated water vapor.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to evaluate the applicability of a recently developed portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler for measuring tritiated water vapor concentrations in nuclear facilities. A procedure for sampling tritiated water with a portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler and measuring its concentration in air was developed with the aid of a theoretical model. Tritium concentrations in the air of a heavy water reactor currently being decommissioned, derived from samples obtained with a portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler, a bubbler, and a cold trap, yielded comparable results, suggesting the applicability of the portable high-throughput liquid-absorption air sampler to tritium grab sampling.
authors.affiliation: Zaromb Research Corp., Hinsdale, IL 60521, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaromb
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Justus
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Munyon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014316:Tritium / Q000032:analysis*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D014867:Water; D014316:Tritium