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RECORD NUMBER: 711 OF 1127Main Title | Neutron Activation Analysis of Bottom Sediments. | |||||||||||
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Author | Moor, Robert V. ; Prophete, Oliver W. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Ga. Southeast Environmental Research Lab. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1973 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-16020-GHQ; 11067,; R2-73-009 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-221 339 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | ( Trace elements ; Neutron activation analysis) ; ( Sediments ; Neutron activation analysis) ; Water pollution ; Quantitative analysis ; Concentration(Composition) ; Cost estimates ; Half life ; Radioactive decay ; Water pollution detection | |||||||||||
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Collation | 19p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) was applied to bottom sediments obtained from 17 locations (small and large rivers, a canal, coastal waters, and a bay) within the United States to determine the applicability of INAA to water pollution studies. Irradiations of 30 seconds and 60 minutes, followed by three pulse-height analyses of gamma radiation, detected and measured up to 43 elements including most elements of interest. Decay times did not exceed seven days. Sample handling was minimal. Elements readily analyzed are Al, As, Au, Ba, Br, Cl, Co, Cr, Dy, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Sb, Sm, Th, Ti, and V. (Modified author abstract) |