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Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) has been employed for the multielemental determination of an IAEA intercomparison standard Hay Powder, V-10 and some edible plant leaves consumed in India. The samples were irradiated with thermal neutrons at a flux ∼1012 n·cm−2·s−1 in a reactor for 5 minutes, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 15 hours and counted by high resolution γ-ray spectrometry. Nearly 18 elements have been determined. Good agreement is observed for most of the elements in several NBS standards and the proposed CRM V-10. Some edible vegetable plant leaves have also been analyzed.
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Samudralwar, D.L., Wankhade, H.K. & Garg, A.N. Multielemental analysis of IAEA intercomparison standard Hay Powder, V-10 and some edible plant leaves by neutron activation. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 116, 307–315 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035774
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