The validation of Kayzero-assisted NAA in Budapest, Rez, and Ljubljana via the analysis of three BCR certified reference materials.
After installation and calibration of k0-assisted NAA in three Central European research institutes (AEKI-Budapest, NPI-Rez, and IJS, Ljubljana), its validation was established via the analysis of three BCR certified reference materials. The matrices of choice were: CRM 277 estuarine sediment, CRM 038 coal fly ash from pulverized coal, and CRM 101 spruce needles. For some elements, e.g. Zn, Cd, and Hg, the analyses were not only performed instrumentally (INAA), but also in the radiochemical mode (RNAA). The work was performed in the framework of a European Copernicus Project.
De Corte
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Institute for Nuclear Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium. frans.decorte@rug.ac.be
van Sluijs
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Simonits
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Kucera
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Smodis
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Byrne
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De Wispelaere
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Bossus
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Frána
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Horák
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Jaćimović
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D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D060729:Coal Ash; D018153:Czech Republic; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D006814:Hungary; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D052638:Particulate Matter; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017524:Slovenia
D060729:Coal Ash; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D052638:Particulate Matter; D002244:Carbon