224Ra correction for determination of 226Ra in environmental materials. 1985

T Kataoka, and K Michihiro, and T Yamamoto

The most commonly available 226Ra determination was too time-consuming to be suited to 226Ra monitoring for the accidental release. The formula for determination of 226Ra was derived by 224Ra correction for WHO's equation. A rapid determination of 226Ra in environmental materials was made possible by using this formula. The 226Ra values of the soil and natural water at Ningyoh-Tohge obtained by the present method were in good agreement with those by the conventional WHO method. It was demonstrated that 226Ra of more than about 37 mBq (1 pCi) in the sample could be determined within 4 days by this method.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007564 Japan A country in eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. The capital is Tokyo. Bonin Islands
D008722 Methods A series of steps taken in order to conduct research. Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008906 Mining The process of extracting mineral deposits from the earth.
D011848 Radioactive Pollutants Radioactive substances which act as pollutants. They include chemicals whose radiation is released via radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, fallout from nuclear explosions, and the like. Pollutants, Radioactive
D011883 Radium A radioactive element of the alkaline earth series of metals. It has the atomic symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Radium is the product of the disintegration of URANIUM and is present in pitchblende and all ores containing uranium. It is used clinically as a source of beta and gamma-rays in radiotherapy, particularly BRACHYTHERAPY.
D012990 Soil Pollutants, Radioactive Pollutants, present in soil, which exhibit radioactivity. Pollutants, Radioactive Soil,Radioactive Soil Pollutants
D014501 Uranium A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol U, atomic number 92, and atomic weight 238.03. U-235 is used as the fissionable fuel in nuclear weapons and as fuel in nuclear power reactors.
D014875 Water Pollutants, Radioactive Pollutants, present in water or bodies of water, which exhibit radioactivity. Pollutants, Radioactive Water,Radioactive Water Pollutants

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