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Thirty-three elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis in river and lake sediments, during an intercomparison campaign organized by the Italian Association of Oceanology and Limnology. The precision of the method is almost always better than 20%, while its accuracy, tested analyzing an NBS standard reference material, is about 10%. Interferences and possible errors are discussed.
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Madaro, M., Moauro, A. Instrumental neutron activation analysis results in an intercomparison campaign on lake and river sediments. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 90, 129–136 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037328
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037328