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A procedure by using TEVA resin to preconcentrate and separate 99Tc in groundwater was developed. 99Tc was efficiently preconcentrated from 5000 mL of water sample at a flow rate of 50 mL min−1 by using a 2 mL of TEVA resin column based on the high affinity of TcO4 − with TEVA resin in 0.1 mol L−1 HCl media. 99Tc was further purified by using another 2 mL of TEVA resin column and determined by ICP-MS. The developed procedure was validated by the spiked samples and applied to 99Tc analysis in monitor well water samples.
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This work was performed under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Contract No. 2015FY110800. The authors wish to acknowledge Dang Hai-jun, Fan Jin-long, Wang Xu-hui, Zhang Hai-tao for their assistance with this work.
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Zhang, Zl., Zhou, Gq., Lin, Jf. et al. Preconcentration and separation of 99Tc in groundwater by using TEVA resin. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 161–166 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5425-5
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