Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/11049
Title: Alpha-radiometry of seawater by liquid scintillation counting
Authors: Antoniou, Stella 
Costa, Costas 
Pashalidis, Ioannis 
Major Field of Science: Natural Sciences
Field Category: Chemical Sciences
Keywords: Alpha radiation;Coastal waters;Ion exchange chromatography;Liquid scintillation counting;Radiation measurement;Radioactive contamination;Radiometry;Sea pollution
Issue Date: Dec-2006
Source: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 2006, Volume 270, Issue 3, Pages 593-596
Abstract: Liquid scintillation counting of the alpha-radionuclides after pre-concentration by cation-exchange represents a simple and robust method for the determination of total alpha-radioactivity in seawater. The total efficiency and the minimum detectable activity were calculated to be 95% and 30 mBq, respectively, for a liter sample and 1000-minute measuring time. The method has been applied successfully for the determination of alpha-radioactivity in seawater from five different coastal areas in Cyprus. The average alpha-radioactivity and uranium concentration were found to be 124±8 mBq·1-1 and 3.2±0.2 μg·1-1, respectively.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/11049
ISSN: 15882780
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-006-0466-1
Rights: © 2006 Akadémiai Kiadó.
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Cyprus 
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