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Some experiences in controlling contamination of environmental materials during sampling and processing for low-level actinide analysis

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Selected experiences in the control of contamination and the threat it poses to the quality of analytical date are discussed in the context of the whole analytical process from collection of marine environmental samples, through handling and radiochemical separation, to the final interpretation of results. Examples include a demonstration of the contamination introduced during sediment core sectioning, contamination of sea water by a ship's pumping system, and the effect of filtration on the apparent partitioning of radionuclides between solid and liquid phases of sea water.

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  1. Directorate of Fisheries Research, Fisheries Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, NR33 OHT, Lowestoft, Suffolk, (England)

    B. R. Harvey, M. B. Lovett & S. J. Boggis

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Harvey, B.R., Lovett, M.B. & Boggis, S.J. Some experiences in controlling contamination of environmental materials during sampling and processing for low-level actinide analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 115, 357–368 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037449

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