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Ion Exchange Method of estimating Strontium-90 and Other Radionuclides in Rainwater

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THE collection of bulk samples for the assay of radioactivity in rainwater involves the handling and preparation of large volumes of water. The need to reduce this work, together with a desire to achieve greater sensitivity and more specific data on the distribution of radionuclides in rainwater, has led to the development of the following method of collecting rainwater.

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    C. BRENAN, J. H. LOVATT & H. SMITH

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BRENAN, C., LOVATT, J. & SMITH, H. Ion Exchange Method of estimating Strontium-90 and Other Radionuclides in Rainwater. Nature 211, 68–69 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211068a0

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