Optimisation of plutonium separations using TEVA cartridges and ICP-MS/MS analysis for applicability to large-scale studies in tropical soils
Sophia M. Dowell, Thomas S. Barlow, Simon Chenery, Olivier S. Humphrey, Job Isaboke, William Blake, Odipo Osano, Michael J. Watts
Abstract
The optimisation of a TEVA column separation provides a simple, robust, and cost-effective method with low achievable detection limits, applicable to the detection of ultra-trace fallout Pu in African soils.
Topics & Concepts
PlutoniumCertified reference materialsElutionSoil waterChemistryMatrix (chemical analysis)Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryIsotope analysisEnvironmental scienceDetection limitChromatographyRadiochemistryMass spectrometrySoil scienceGeologyOceanographyRadioactive contamination and transferRadioactive element chemistry and processingRadioactivity and Radon Measurements