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Determination of trace element levels in polyethylene by instrumental neutron activation analysis

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Elements Al, As, Au, Br, Cl, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, La, Mn, Mo, Na, Sb, Sc, Sm, V, and Zn were determined by INAA in several brands and batches of high pressure polyethylene (PE) Bralen (Slovnaft Bratislava, Czechoslovakia). A large scatter of trace element contents was found in both granules and foils, indicating an inhomogeneous distribution for the majority of the above mentioned elements present as impurities in PE. Larger amounts of the elements Al, Mn, and Sb were found in foils than in granules. Blank values resulting from using of PE Bralen as a canning material for INAA were compared to trace element concentration in human hair samples, too.

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Kučera, J., Soukal, L. Determination of trace element levels in polyethylene by instrumental neutron activation analysis. J. Radioanal. Chem. 80, 121–127 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517655

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