Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Isolation of radioactive strontium from natural samples: A semi-automatic procedure

  • Published:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A procedure for semi-automatic isolation and determination of radioactive strontium from natural samples was developed. The method was tested by the determination of90Sr in soil samples and the results obtained were compared to those obtained by the standard procedure. The procedure consists of leaching of strontium (and other cations as well) from soil samples with a water suspension of the cation exchanger Amberlite IR-20, the separation of strontium from other cations, e.g., potassium, calcium, sodium, barium by the anion exchangers Amberlite CG-400 or Dowex Ag 1×8 with 0.25M HNO3 in ethanol-methanol mixture as eluent in the apparatus specially constructed for this purpose. Determination of90Sr was done on the low-level gas-flow β-counter and by Cherenkow counting on the liquid-scintillation counter few hours after the separation. It was shown that this procedure might be successfully applied for rapid determination of90Sr in soil samples and other natural samples in a timesaving manner.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. L. P. Gregory, Anal. Chem., 44 (1972) 2113.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. J. H. C. Gillard-Baruh, Radiochim. Acta, 20 (1973) 73.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. C. Testa, A. Delle Site, J. Radioanal. Chem., 34 (1976) 121.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. T. Kimura, K. Iwashima, T. Ishimori, T. Hamada, Anal. Chem., 51 (1979) 1113.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. V. Scasnar, Anal. Chem., 56 (1984) 605.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. J. G. T. Regan, J. F. C. Tyler, Analyst 101 (1986) 32.

    Google Scholar 

  7. J. Oravec, I. Navarcik, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 121 (1988) 331.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. P. Benzi, L. Operti, P. Volpe, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 126 (1988) 245.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. H. Amano, N. Yanese, Talanta, 37 (1990) 585.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. K. Bunzl, W. Kracke, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 148 (1991) 115.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. J. Gattavecchia, D. Tonelli, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 152, (1991) 391.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. E. P. Horwitz, M. L. Dietz, D. E. Fisher, Anal. Chem., 63 (1991) 522.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. N. Vajda, A. Ghods-Esphahani, E. Cooper, P. R. Danesi, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 162 (1992) 307.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. S. B. Clark, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 194 (1995) 297.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. M. Pimpl, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 194 (1995) 311.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Z. Grahek, I. Eskinja, S. Cerjan, K. Kosutic, K. Kvastek, S. Lulic, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 189 (1995) 141.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Z. Grahek, I. Eskinia, K. Kosutic, S. Lulic, Proc. Conf. on Rapid Radioactivity Measurements in Emergency and Routine Situations, NPL London, October 1997, Radiochem. Radioact., in press.

  18. J. Lantzsch, B. A. Bushow et al., Angew. Chem. Intern. Ed. Eng., 34 (1995) 181.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. F. Arslan, M. Behrendt et al., Angew. Chem. Intern. Ed. Eng., 34 (1995) 183.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. J. W. Grate, R. Streblin, J. Janata, O. Egorov, J. Ruzicka et al., Anal. Chem., 68 (1996) 333.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. J. Alfaro, T. Apfel, H. Diercks, A. Knochel, R. S. Gupta, K. Todther, Angew. Chem. Intern. Ed. Eng., 34 (1995) 186.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. J. Cobb, P. Warwick, R. C. Carpenter, R. T. Morison, Analyst, 119 (1994) 1759.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Z. Grahek, I. Eskinja, S. Cerjan, K. Kvastek, S. Lulic, J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem., 182 (1994) 401.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Measurment of Radionuclide in Food and Environment, Technical Report Series No. 295, IAEA, Vienna, 1989.

  25. Z. Grahek, I. Eskinja, K. Kosutic, K. Kvastek, S. Lulic, Anal. Chim. Acta, 379 (1999) 107.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Rudjer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

    Z. Grahek, K. Košutić, S. Lulić & K. Kvastek

  2. Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia

    I. Eškinja

Authors
  1. Z. Grahek
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. I. Eškinja
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. K. Košutić
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. S. Lulić
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. K. Kvastek
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Grahek, Z., Eškinja, I., Košutić, K. et al. Isolation of radioactive strontium from natural samples: A semi-automatic procedure. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 241, 617–626 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347222

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347222

Keywords

Search

Navigation