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Enriched uranium as an activatable tracer in environmental research

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Isotopically enriched uranium and delayed neutron assay have been employed to study uranium dynamics within bee colonies. Preliminary data demonstrating the advantages of this activatable tracer method are presented.

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, New Mexico, (USA)

    E. S. Gladney, M. K. Wallwork-Barber & R. W. Ferenbaugh

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Gladney, E.S., Wallwork-Barber, M.K. & Ferenbaugh, R.W. Enriched uranium as an activatable tracer in environmental research. J. Radioanal. Chem. 78, 209–212 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519766

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