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Determination of uranium and selected elements in Polish dictyonema shales and sandstones by ICP-MS

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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used for characterization of Polish dictyonema shales and sandstones as a potential source of uranium and other technologically important elements. Influence of sample digestion of these materials for the determinations: U, Th, Cu, Co, Mn, Zn, La, V, Yb, Mo, Ni, Sb and Fe has been tested. The method involved two-step microwave acid digestion, followed by direct determination by ICP-MS. The instrument used for all determinations was ELAN DRC II (Perkin Elmer) with crossflow nebulizer with Scott double-pass spray chamber and Ni cones. Certified Reference Materials were used as a quality control standard to validate the applied analytical procedure. The expanded measurement uncertainty U (k = 2) ranged from 5 to 15 %, in dependence on the element. The obtained results provided information on the contents of minor and trace elements in shales and sandstones depending on their origin. At this moment, these geological deposits can be treated as a potential source of raw elements.

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The studies are supported by PO IG 01.01.02-14-094-09-00 research grant: “Analysis of the possibility of uranium supply from domestic resources”.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195, Warsaw, Poland

    Ewelina Chajduk, Iwona Bartosiewicz, Marta Pyszynska, Jadwiga Chwastowska & Halina Polkowska-Motrenko

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Chajduk, E., Bartosiewicz, I., Pyszynska, M. et al. Determination of uranium and selected elements in Polish dictyonema shales and sandstones by ICP-MS. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 295, 1913–1919 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-2330-9

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