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A practical application was described for the use of cellulose nitrate film /CLN/ as a dielectric detector for recording α-particle activity of plutonium in sea organisms. Purified plutonium from fish-flesh, clam and oyster was electroplated onto stainless steel disc. Sample disc was exposed to CLN film for sufficient period of time to produce α-tracks. The tracks were eteched in NaOH solution and counted under light microscope.
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Portakal, S. Irradiation of cellulose nitrate film with plutonium isolated from sea organisms. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 104, 63–67 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166920
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02166920