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Determination of 241 Am in Urine Using Sector Field Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (SF-ICP-MS).
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Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry [J Radioanal Nucl Chem] 2016 Jul; Vol. 301 (1), pp. 285-291. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 21. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Quantification of <superscript>241</superscript> Am in urine at low levels is important for assessment of individuals' or populations' accidental, environmental, or terrorism-related internal contamination, but no convenient, precise method has been established to rapidly determine these low levels. Here we report a new analytical method to measure <superscript>241</superscript> Am as developed and validated at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by means of the selective retention of Am from urine directly on DGA resin, followed by SF-ICP-MS detection. The method provides rapid results with a Limit of Detection (LOD) of 0.22 pg/L (0.028 Bq/L), which is lower than 1/3 of the C/P CDG for <superscript>241</superscript> Am at 5 days post-exposure. The results obtained by this method closely agree with CDC values as measured by Liquid Scintillation Counting, and with National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) Certified Reference Materials (CRM) target values.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0236-5731
- Volume :
- 301
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27375308
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3103-4