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The instrumental determination of cadmium in biological samples at nanogram levels with the aid of a Compton suppression system and epithermal neutron activation analysis

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Instrumental epithermal neutron activation analysis in conjunction with Compton suppression methods has been used to determine cadmium concentrations in seven biological reference materials. The114Cd(n, γ)115CD(t1/2=53.3h→115mIn(t1/2=4.5h) reaction using the 336.3 keV photopeak was successfully employed to achieve an overall precision between 4%–15% and detection limits between 10–20 ng/g. The accuracy of the results as compared to the certified or compilation values was in excellent agreement.

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:andsberger, S. The instrumental determination of cadmium in biological samples at nanogram levels with the aid of a Compton suppression system and epithermal neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 161, 5–10 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034874

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