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Determination of technetium-99 in environmental material with rhenium as a yield monitor

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The ability of the close analogue element rhenium to act as a satisfactory non-isotopic yield monitor for the analysis of99Tc in environmental materials is explored and its performance critically evaluated in a new radioanalytical method designed specifically for use with rhenium as both carrier and yield monitor. The advantages and limitations of rhenium for this purpose are compared with isotopic tracers such as99mTc,97mTc and95mTc. When employed in a well designed analytical scheme, rhenium, which has received only limited consideration in the past, is shown to be a cheap, reliable alternative to isotopic tracers.

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  1. Directorate of Fisheries Research, Fisheries Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Pakefied Road, NR33 OHT, Lowestoft, (UK)

    B. R. Harvey, M. B. Lovett & R. D. Ibbett

  2. Food Safety Directorate, Food Science Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Colney Lane, NR4 7UQ, Norwich, (UK)

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Harvey, B.R., Williams, K.J., Lovett, M.B. et al. Determination of technetium-99 in environmental material with rhenium as a yield monitor. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 158, 417–436 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02047127

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