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Determination of aluminium contents in selected food samples by instrumental neutron activation analysis

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Food and food products are the main sources of Aluminium entering the human body. In order to know aluminium contents in food and food products, selected 26 samples from local market were analyzed by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) using reactor neutrons and high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. INAA using 1,779 keV γ-ray of 28Al (2.24 min) was used for aluminium concentrations in the range of 33–529 mg kg−1. Two NIST standard reference materials (SRMs) and two IAEA reference materials (RMs) were analyzed by INAA for quantification of aluminium as a part of method validation.

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Authors thankfully acknowledge UGC-DAE-CSR and Dr. V. Siruguri, Director, Mumbai Centre of UGC-DAE CSR, Mumbai Centre for the project and financial assistance. Authors thank research reactor personnel of BARC and IGCAR for their help. Authors thank Dr. A. Goswami, Head, RCD, BARC for the support and encouragement and Dr. C. R.Venkat Subramani, FCD, IGCAR for his support for experiment at KAMINI reactor. Authors from DRIEMS thank Principal and Management of DRIEMS for their support.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, DRIEMS, Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Cuttack, 754022, India

    B. B. Nanda & R. R. Biswal

  2. Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    R. Acharya & P. K. Pujari

  3. Fuel Chemistry Division, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, 603102, India

    J. S. B. Rao

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Nanda, B.B., Biswal, R.R., Acharya, R. et al. Determination of aluminium contents in selected food samples by instrumental neutron activation analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 302, 1471–1474 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3569-0

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