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Rapid determination of selenium in various marine species by instrumental neutron activation analysis

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Instrumental neutron activation analysis was used to determine selenium concentrations in several marine organisms including two certified reference materials /NRCC lobster hepatopancreas, NBS oyster tissue/ and one uncertified material /IAEA fish homogenate/. The76Se/n, γ/77mSe/T=17.4 s/ reaction was successfully employed to achieve an overall precision between 3–10% and detection limits between 0.3–0.6 μg/g. The accuracy of the results, as compared to the certified values, was in excellent agreement with the NBS material and only slightly lower /∼9%/ for the NRCC material.

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  1. McMaster Nuclear Reactor and Nuclear Activation Services Limited, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, L8S 4K1, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Landsberger, S., Hoffman, E. Rapid determination of selenium in various marine species by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 87, 41–49 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02204322

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