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Ion-exchange separation of uranium, thorium and plutonium isotopes from environmental samples

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Radioisotopes of uranium, thorium and plutonium in water, soil and fertilizer samples, have been chemically separated and determined by alpha-spectrometry method. Radiochemical procedure involving ion-exchange, enabled to determine these isotopes in very low concentrations (under 50 μBq/g).232U,229Th and238Pu were used as a tracers for radiochemical yield recoveries (up to 90%). Thin layer sources have been obtained by electrodeposition.

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  1. Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinča”, P.O. Box 522, YU-11001, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    M. Radenkovic

  2. Veterinary and Dairy Research Institute, YU-11001, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    D. Vukovic, V. Sipka & D. Todorovic

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Radenkovic, M., Vukovic, D., Sipka, V. et al. Ion-exchange separation of uranium, thorium and plutonium isotopes from environmental samples. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 208, 467–475 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040064

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