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Determination of 129I in waters associated with coalbed methane using solvent extraction and accelerator mass spectrometry measurement

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A method using solvent extraction following a preconcentration of iodine by evaporation was developed for separation of iodine in waters associated with coalbed methane (CBM) for the determination of 129I using accelerator mass spectrometry, for exploration of CBM resources. The 129I/127I ratios in water samples collected in a CBM field have been determined using the developed method to be (1.6–2.4) × 10–11, which are 2–3 orders of magnitudes lower than that of environmental samples in Xi’an, but 2 orders of magnitude higher than the procedure blank of (1.5–2.1) × 10–13, confirming no measurable crossover contamination during sample analysis and slightly input of modern water in the CBM water.

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This work was supported by the Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (International Partnership Program No.132B61KYSB20180003), Natural Science Foundation of China (41991250, 41603125), Chinese Academy of Sciences (ZDBS-SSW-DQC003; XDB40000000).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, 710061, China

    Ning Chen, Weijian Zhou, Yukun Fan, Luyuan Zhang, Shan Xing, Qi Liu & Xiaolin Hou

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application, Xian AMS Center, Xian, 710061, China

    Ning Chen, Weijian Zhou, Yukun Fan, Luyuan Zhang, Shan Xing, Qi Liu & Xiaolin Hou

  3. Open Studio for Oceanic-Continental Climate and Environment Changes, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266061, China

    Weijian Zhou, Luyuan Zhang & Xiaolin Hou

  4. Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, 710049, China

    Weijian Zhou

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Chen, N., Zhou, W., Fan, Y. et al. Determination of 129I in waters associated with coalbed methane using solvent extraction and accelerator mass spectrometry measurement. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 1007–1013 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08679-2

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