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William D. Ehmann, radioanalytical chemist and radiochemistry educator

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The contributions of William D. Ehmann to radioanalytical chemistry and education in radiochemistry are summarized, and a selected bibliography of his publications is presented.

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Representative publications of William Ehmann

Selected research papers

  1. W. D. Ehmann, T. P. Kohman, “Cosmic-ray-induced Radioactivities in Meteorites: II.26Al,10Be, and60Co in Aerolites, Siderites and Tektites, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 14 (1958) 364.

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  2. W. D. Ehmann, J. R. Huizenga, “Bismuth, Thallium and Mercury in Stone Meteorites by Activation Analysis”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 17 (1959) 125.

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  3. P. A. Baedecker, W. D. Ehmann, “The Distribution of Some Noble Metals in Meteorites and Natural Materials”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 29 (1965) 329.

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  4. W. D. Ehmann, J. R. Lovering, “The Abundance of Mercury in Meteorites and Rocks by Neutron Activation Analysis”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 31 (1967) 357.

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  5. J. W. Morgan, W. D. Ehmann, “Precise Determination of Oxygen and Silicon in Chondritic Meteorites by 14-MeV Neutron Activation with a Single Transfer System“, Anal. Chim. Acta, 49 (1970) 287.

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  6. W. D. Ehmann, J. W. Morgan, “Oxygen, Silicon and Aluminum in Lunar Samples by 14-MeV Neutron Activation”, Science, 167 (1970) 528.

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  7. W.D. Ehmann, D. M. Mckown, J. W. Morgan, “Coincidence Counting Applied to the Activation Analysis of Meteorites and Rocks”, “Activation Analysis in Geochemistry and Sosmochemistry”,A. O. Brunfelt andE. Steinnes, (Eds), Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, 1971, p. 267.

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  8. M. Janghorbani, M. D. Miller, M. S. Ma, L. L. Chyi, W. D. Ehmann, “Oxygen and Other Elemental Abundance Data for Apollo 14, 15, 16 and 17 Samples”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, Suppl. 4, Vol. 2 (1973) 1115.

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  9. W. D. Ehmann, L. L. Chyi, “Abundances of the Group IVB Elements, Ti, Zr and Hf, and Implications of Their Ratios in Lunar Materials”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, Suppl. 5, Vol. 2 (1974) 1015.

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  10. W. D. James, W. D. Ehmann, C. E. Hamrin, L. L. Chyi, “Oxygen and Nitrogen in Coal by INAA; Implications for Conversion”, J. Radioanal. Chem., 32 (1976) 195.

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  11. A. N. Garg, W. D. Ehmann “Zirconium-Hafnium Fractionation in Chemically Defined Lunar Rock Groups”, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, Suppl. 7, Vol. 2 (1976) 3397.

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  12. W. D. Ehmann, J. Bruckner, D. M. Mckown, “Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis Using a Boron Carbide Irradiation Filter”, J. Radioanal. Chem., 57 (1980) 491.

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  13. W. R. Markesbery, W. D. Ehmann, T. I. M. Hossain, D. T. Goodin, “Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Brain Aluminum in Alzheimer's Disease and Aging”, Ann. Neurol. 10(6) (1981) 511.

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  14. W. D. Ehmann, T. I. M. Hossain, D. T. Goodin, W. R. Markesbery, “Neutron Activation Analysis for Aluminum in Brain Tissue”, in: Aluminum Analysis in Biological Materials,M. R. Wills andJ. Savory (Eds), University of Virginia Press, 1983, p. 22.

  15. W. R. Markesbery, W. D. Ehmann, M. Alaudin, T. I. M. Hossain, “Brain Trace Element Concentrations in Aging,” Neurobiology of Aging, 5 (1984) 19.

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  16. W.-Z. Tian, W. D. Ehmann, “Observations Relative to Epithermal and Fast Neutrons in INAA”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 84 (1984) 89.

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  17. W.-Z. Tian, W. D. Ehmann, “Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis for Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper and Molybdenum in Biological Matrices”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 89 (1985) 109.

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  18. W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, M. Alauddin, T. I. M. Hossain, E. H. Brubaker, “Brain Trace Elements in Alzheimer's Disease”, Neuro Toxicology, 7 (1986) 197.

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  19. W. D. Ehmann, D. W. Koppenaal, C. E. Hamrin, W. C. Jones, M. N. Prasad, W-Z. Tian, “Comparison of Methods for the Determination of Organic Oxygen in Coals”, Fuel, 65 (1986) 1563.

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  20. W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, E. J. Kasarskis, D. E. Vance, S. S. Khare, J. D. Hord, C. M. Thompson, “Applications of Neutron Activation Analysis to the Study of Age-Related Neurological Diseases”, Biol. Trace Element Res., 13 (1987) 19.

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  21. C. M. Thompson, W. R. Markesbery, W. D. Ehmann, Yixian Mao, D. E. Vance, “Regional Brain Trace Element Studies in Alzheimer's Disease”, Neuro Toxicology, 9(1) (1988) 1.

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  22. D. E. Vance, W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “Trace Element Imbalances in Hair and Nails of Alzheimer's Disease Patients”, Neuro Toxicology, 9(2) (1988) 197.

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  23. C. E. Hamrin, W. D. Arnett, R. J. Deangelis, X. X. Ding, W. D. Ehmann, “Starting Materials and Superconductor Stoichiometry,” Solid State Communications, 69 (1989) 1063.

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  24. W. D. Ehmann, “Utilization of Chemical Derivatives in Activation Analysis”, in: Activation Analysis, Vol. 1, Chap. 10,Z. B. Afassi (Ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 1990, p. 165.

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  25. S. S. Khare, W. D. Ehmann, E. J. Kasarskis, “Trace Element Imbalances in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,” Neuro Toxicology, 11 (1990) 521.

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  26. M. A. Lovell, W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “Quantitation in Laser Microprobe Mass Spectrometry (LMMS) as Applied to Biological Tissue Analysis”, J. Trace Microprobe Tech., 10 (1992) 109.

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  27. N. Xu, V. Majidi, W. R. Markesbery, W. D. Ehmann, “Brain Aluminum in Alzheimer's Disease Using an Improved GFAAS Method,” Neuro Toxicology, 13, (1992) 735.

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  28. M. A. Lovell, W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “Laser Microprobe Analysis of Brain Aluminum in Alzheimer's Disease”, Ann. Neurol., 33 (1993) 36.

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  29. W. D. Ehmann, B-F., Ni, D. L. Samudralwar, M. A. Deibel, Z. Yu, “Determination of Oxygen, Fluorine and Boron by 14-MeV INAA: A Case of Multiple Interferences”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 180 (1994) 277.

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  30. L. Tandon, B.-F., Ni, X. X. Ding, W. D. Ehmann, E. J. Kasarskis, W. R. Markesbery, “RNAA for Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, and Molybdenum in CNS Tissues from Subjects with Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 179 (1994) 331.

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  31. W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “A Multi-Technique Approach to the Study of Aluminum in Alzheimer's Disease Brain”, Life Chemistry Reports, 10 (1994) 11.

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  32. D. L. Samudralwar, C. C. Diprete, B-F. Ni, W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “Elemental Imbalances in the Olfactory Pathway in Alzheimer's Disease”, J. Neurol. Sci., 130 (1995) 139.

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  33. D. J. Van Dalsem, L. Robinson, W. D. Ehmann, “A Novel Approach to Aluminum Determination in Biological Tissues Using a Pair of Pneumatic Tube Facilities”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 192 (1995) 131.

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  34. C. R. Cornett, D. L. Samudralwar, W. D. Ehmann, W. R. Markesbery, “Sensitivity Improvements in the Determination of Mercury in Biological Tissues by Neutron Activation Analysis”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 195 (1995) 117.

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Selected reviews and monographs

  1. W. D. Ehmann, “Non-Destructive Techniques in Activation Analysis”, Fortschr. der Chem. Forschung, 14 (1970) 49.

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  2. R. A. Pacer, W. D. Ehmann, “The Apollo Missions and the Chemistry of the Moon”, J. Chem. Ed., 52 (1975) 350.

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  3. W. D. Ehmann, D. W. Koppenaal, S. R. Khalil, “Fast Neutron Activation Analysis of Fossil Fuels and Liquefaction Products”, in: Atomic and Nuclear Methods in Fossil Energy Research,R. H. Filby (Ed.), Plenum Press., New York, 1982, p. 69.

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  4. W. D. Ehmann, S. W. Yates, “Nuclear and Radiochemical Analysis”, in: Anal. Chem., Fundamental Reviews, 58 (1986) 49R; 60 (1988) 42R;W. D. Ehmann, J. D. Robertson, S. W. Yates, 62 (1990) 50R; 64 (1992) IR; 66 (1994) 229R.

  5. W. D. Ehmann, D. E. Vance, “Advances in Neutron Activation Analysis”, CRC Critical Reviews, Vol. 20, Issue 16, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fl. 1989, p. 405.

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  6. W. D. Ehmann, D. E. Vance, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Methods of Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1991, 531 pp.

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  7. W. D. Ehmann, “14-MeV Neutron Activation Analysis: Methodology, Applications and Potential”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 167 (1993) 67.

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  8. W. D. Ehmann, “Undergraduate Research in Radiochemistry at the University of Kentucky: A Thirty Year Perspective”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 171 (1993) 131.

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  9. W. D. Ehmann, E. J. Kasarskis, W. R. Markesbery, “Mercury Inbalances in Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in: Mercury Pollution: Integration and Synthesis,C. J. Watras andJ. W. Huckabee (Eds), Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL., 1994, p. 651.

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  10. W. D. Ehmann, J. D. Robertson, D. E. Vance, “Nuclear Methods of Materials Analysis”, in: Handbook of Advanced Materials Testing,N. P. Cheremisinoff, (Ed.), Marcel Dekkar, Inc., New York, 1995, p. 1.

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  11. W. D. Ehmann, C. R. Cornett, B. F. Ni, J. D. Robertson, D. L. Samudralwar, J. M. Savage, L. Tandon, W. R. Markesbery, “Trace Elements in Non-Neural Tissues in Alzheimer's Disease”, in: Non-Neural Cells in Alzheimer's Disease,P. Zatta andM. Nicolini (Eds), World Scientific Publ. Co., Singapore, 1995, p. 204.

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  12. W. D. Ehmann, D. E. Vance, “Studies of Trace Element Involvement in Human Disease by in vitro Activation Analysis”, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 203 (1996) 429.

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Vance, D.E., Yates, S.W. William D. Ehmann, radioanalytical chemist and radiochemistry educator. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 219, 153–155 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038494

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