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Quantification of trace fluorine concentrations in soil and food samples from fluoride affected region by in situ current normalized particle induced gamma-ray emission method

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Particle induced gamma-ray emission method was used to quantify total fluorine (F) concentrations in soil and food samples obtained from fluoride affected as well as non-affected areas of Punjab state, India. Samples, standards and reference materials in pellet form with lithium as in situ current normalizer were irradiated using 4 MeV proton beam from the tandem particle accelerator. Characteristic prompt gamma rays at 197 keV from 19F and 478 keV from 7Li were measured using a HPGe detector system. Fluorine concentrations in soil and food samples were 279–3138 and 51–211 mg kg−1, respectively.

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Acknowledgements

The authors from Pune University thank Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), DAE, Government of India for the financial assistance for the Project under BARC-SP Pune University MoU. Authors thank Head, IADD, Mr. S. K. Gupta, Mr. A. Agarwal and FOTIA staff of IADD, BARC for their help during PIGE experiment. Authors also thank Prof. S. Panda, Director, IOP, Prof. P. V. Satyam, Mr. A. K. Behera, Dr. D. K. Ray, IOP and IBL, IOP operation crew members for their help and support. We thank Dr. K. B. Dasari, Ex-Ph.D Scholar, BARC for his help in this work.

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    Pooja S. Dhorge, R. Acharya & P. K. Pujari

  2. Department of Chemistry, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune, 411007, India

    N. S. Rajurkar

  3. Department of Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India

    Vikas Chahar, Vishal Tuli & A. Srivastava

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Dhorge, P.S., Acharya, R., Rajurkar, N.S. et al. Quantification of trace fluorine concentrations in soil and food samples from fluoride affected region by in situ current normalized particle induced gamma-ray emission method. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 311, 1803–1809 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-5118-5

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