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RECORD NUMBER: 892 OF 1141

Main Title Simultaneous Determination of Americium and Curium in Soil.
Author Hiatt, Michael H. ; Hahn, Paul B. ;
CORP Author Environmental Monitoring and Support Lab., Las Vegas, NV.
Year Published 1978
Report Number EPA/600/J-79/039;
Stock Number PB80-119670
Additional Subjects Soil analysis ; Americium ; Curium ; Radioactive contaminants ; Chemical analysis ; Ion exchanging ; Adsorption ; Monitoring ; Concentration(Composition) ; Separation ; Reprints ;
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NTIS  PB80-119670 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 6p
Abstract
A method is presented for the routine determination of americium and curium in 10 g of soil. The soil is dissolved with a mixture of nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. Insoluble sulfates and phosphates are metathesized with boiling sodium hydroxide solutions. Plutonium and iron are sorbed on anion-exchange resin from 9 M hydrochloric acid after which the plutonium can be eluted and further purified for electrodeposition. Americium and curium are purified by cation-exchange and liquid-liquid chromatography. Mean recoveries of americium and curium were 58% and 56% respectively, for prepared soil samples. The minimum detectable activity for the individual nuclides is 0.002 pCi/g. For americium and curium activities of 0.1 to 1.0 pCi/g, the relative standard deviations for replicate analysis ranged from 3% to 8%. The deviations of the means from their known values were generally within + or - 3%.