Environmental Radiochemical Analysis V

Peter Warwick

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781782622734
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Incidents in the past have made scientists aware of the need for accurate methods of radionuclide analyses in order to estimate the risk to the public from released radioactivity. This book is an authoritative, up-to-date collection of research contributions presented at the 12th International Symposium on Environmental Radiochemical Analysis. Representing the work of leading scientists from across the globe it presents information on radiochemical analysis, measurement of radioactivity, naturally occurring radioactive materials, radioactively contaminated land, fate of radionuclides in natural and engineered environments and behaviour and analysis of radionuclides in radioactive wastes. This essential work will be a key reference for graduates and professionals who work across fields involving analytical chemistry, environmental science and technology, and waste disposal.

Table of contents

• COVER
• CONTENTS
• CHARACTERISATION OF RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED LAND AT DOUNREAY, AN AREA WITH A HIGH NATURAL BACKGROUND
• THE USE OF IN SITU GAMMA MEASUREMENTS IN LAND SURVEYS
• TESTING OF A COMPUTER PROGRAMME FOR CALCULATING THE Sr-85 YIELD AS WELL AS FALLOUT Sr-89 AND Sr-90 IN A SINGLE LSC MEASUREMENT WITH DETECTION LIMITS CONFORMING TO ISO 11929
• CHARTING A PATH TO THE FUTURE
• FALLOUT OF Pu-238 OVER MADAGASCAR FOLLOWING THE SNAP 9A SATELLITE FAILURE
• TRANSPORT AND ACCUMULATION OF STABLE METALS AND RADIONUCLIDES IN DULAS BAY, NORTH WALES
• EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE UPTAKE OF TECHNETIUM-99 TO TERRESTRIAL CROPS
• A PILOT STUDY OF THE LUNG SOLUBILITY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS USED AT AWE
• AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF IODINE-129 IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING SAMPLES
• ANALYTICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY NORM CONTAMINATED SITES
• CHARACTERISATION OF HIGHLY TRITIATED WASTE STREAMS RESULTANT FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CHAPELCROSS POWER STATION PROCESS PLANT (CXPP) FOR THE PURIFICATION OF TRITIUM
• OXALOHYDROXAMIC ACID AS A REDUCTOMETRIC TITRANT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF OXYGEN TO METAL RATIO IN NUCLEAR FUEL
• THE DETERMINATION OF TECHNETIUM-99 IN SOIL, SILT, SAND AND SEDIMENT BY ICP-MS USING ISOTOPICALLY ENRICHED RHENIUM AS A YIELD MONITOR
• AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
• ALGAL BIOSORPTION – IS IT A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE IN TREATMENT OF RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED EFFLUENTS?
• LONG TERM TRENDS IN FAR-FIELD EFFECTS OF MARINE RADIOACTIVITY MEASURED AROUND NORTHERN IRELAND
• A SEARCH FOR DARMSTADTIUM IN NATURE
• A COMPARISON OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR SCREENING GROSS ALPHA AND BETA RADIOACTIVITY IN WATER BY LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING AND GAS FLOW PROPORTIONAL COUNTING
• SPINACH POWDER IS A SUITABLE MEDIUM FOR INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS (ILC) OF ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT NUCLIDES
• DETERMINATION OF RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS AND 222Rn EXHALATION RATES IN SOIL AROUND IPEN FACILITIES
• UPTAKE OF NATURAL URANIUM BY NATIVE PLANTS GROWN IN A HIGH BACKGROUND RADIATION AREA
• DETERMINATION OF POLONIUM-210 AND LEAD-210 IN IRON- AND STEEL-MAKING MATERIALS
• WASTE MANAGEMENT CHARACTERISATION STRATEGY : FROM RAW WASTE TO WASTE CONTAINERS FOR LONG TERM DISPOSAL
• BEHAVIOUR OF RADIONUCLIDES AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS IN NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT DEBRIS (FED)
• FUKUSHIMA ACCIDENT FALLOUT IN FOOD AND FODDER IN GERMANY
• UNCERTAINTIES IN MEASUREMENTS USING LSC QUENCH-CURVES
• SUBJECT INDEX
• ISOTOPE INDEX