Innovative procedure for the determination of gross-alpha/gross-beta activities in drinking water

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Title: Innovative procedure for the determination of gross-alpha/gross-beta activities in drinking water
Authors: Wisser, S.1 sascha.wisser@hessenwasser.de, Frenzel, E.2, Dittmer, M.1
Source: Applied Radiation & Isotopes. Mar2006, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p368-372. 5p.
Subjects: Drinking water, Liquid scintillators, Radioisotopes, Isotopes
Abstract: Abstract: An alternative sample preparation method for the determination of gross-alpha/beta activity concentrations in drinking water is introduced in this paper. After the freeze-drying of tap water samples, determination by liquid scintillation counting can be applied utilizing alpha/beta separation. It has been shown that there is no adsorption or loss of solid radionuclides during the freeze-drying procedure. However, the samples have to be measured quickly after the preparation since the ingrowth of daughter isotopes negatively effects the measurement. The limits of detection for gross-alpha and gross-beta activity are in the range 25–210mBq/l, respectively, for a measurement time of only 8–9h. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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  Data: Abstract: An alternative sample preparation method for the determination of gross-alpha/beta activity concentrations in drinking water is introduced in this paper. After the freeze-drying of tap water samples, determination by liquid scintillation counting can be applied utilizing alpha/beta separation. It has been shown that there is no adsorption or loss of solid radionuclides during the freeze-drying procedure. However, the samples have to be measured quickly after the preparation since the ingrowth of daughter isotopes negatively effects the measurement. The limits of detection for gross-alpha and gross-beta activity are in the range 25–210mBq/l, respectively, for a measurement time of only 8–9h. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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