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The role of210Pb in evaluating container adsorption of Pb(II) from dilute aqueous solutions

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Solutions of Pb2+ at ppb to ppm levels were tagged with210Pb and then counted from time to time over a period of one year to measure the extent of container adsorption. All count rates for samples which were acidified with HNO3 were at least 90% of their initial values, even after one year of storage. Amber glass containers proved to be superior to polypropylene for 0.1 and 1.0 ppm Pb2+ solutions; but below 0.1 ppm, polypropylene was superior. For non-acidified samples, the count rate dropped rapidly within the first two months, and then declined more gradually thereafter, with polypropylene generally superior.

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    R. A. Pacer & T. J. Weber

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Pacer, R.A., Weber, T.J. The role of210Pb in evaluating container adsorption of Pb(II) from dilute aqueous solutions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 129, 181–190 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037581

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