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Improved method for the separation of radioactive strontium from various samples by mixed solvent anion exchange

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Procedures for the separation and determination of90Sr in liquid samples, with cation and anion exchangers have been described. Strontium, yttrium and other cations bind to the cation exchanger and are eluted from the column by means of nitric acid. Separation of yttrium and strontium from other cations is carried out on columns filled with strong base anion exchangers in nitrate form with alcoholic solutions of nitric acid. This separation method enables the determination of90Sr through yttrium on a low-level gas flow α, β-counter, as well as through strontium on a lowlevel liquid scintillation counter by means of Cherenkov counting. Such procedures have been tested by the determination of90Sr in water, wine, medium radioactive liquid waste samples, milk and clover samples. For comparison, the determination has also been carried out by the standard method. It has been showed that the developed procedures might produce a high efficiency in strontium separation and a satisfactory accuracy of determination.

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Grahek, Ž., Košutić, K. & Lulić, S. Improved method for the separation of radioactive strontium from various samples by mixed solvent anion exchange. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 33–40 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345892

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