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A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry.

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A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry. / Biggin, Colin D.; Cook, Gordon T.; MacKenzie, Angus B. et al.
In: Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 74, No. 3, 02.2002, p. 671-677.

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Biggin, CD, Cook, GT, MacKenzie, AB & Pates, JM 2002, 'A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry.', Analytical Chemistry, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 671-677. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac107599

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Biggin, C. D., Cook, G. T., MacKenzie, A. B., & Pates, J. M. (2002). A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 74(3), 671-677. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac107599

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Biggin CD, Cook GT, MacKenzie AB, Pates JM. A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 2002 Feb;74(3):671-677. doi: 10.1021/ac107599

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Biggin, Colin D. ; Cook, Gordon T. ; MacKenzie, Angus B. et al. / A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry. In: Analytical Chemistry. 2002 ; Vol. 74, No. 3. pp. 671-677.

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abstract = "A novel method has been developed for determining the natural decay series radionuclides (NDS), Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210, in seawater by way of state-of-the-art liquid scintillation spectrometry. For Pb-210 analysis, the method makes use of a Pb-212 yield tracer, prepared by ion exchange separation from aged Th(NO3)4. Pi-210 recovery is determined using Bi-207 as the yield tracer, and Po-210 is determined using the conventional Po-208 yield tracer. The limits of detection for this method are 0.32, 0.34 and 0.004 mBq/l for Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 respectively. The analysis can be completed within 10 days, as compared with up to one year for traditional methods. Results are presented for a preliminary study of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in the dissolved and particle-bound phases of Irish Sea water.",
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T1 - A time efficient method for the determination of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in seawater using liquid scintillation spectrometry.

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AU - MacKenzie, Angus B.

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N2 - A novel method has been developed for determining the natural decay series radionuclides (NDS), Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210, in seawater by way of state-of-the-art liquid scintillation spectrometry. For Pb-210 analysis, the method makes use of a Pb-212 yield tracer, prepared by ion exchange separation from aged Th(NO3)4. Pi-210 recovery is determined using Bi-207 as the yield tracer, and Po-210 is determined using the conventional Po-208 yield tracer. The limits of detection for this method are 0.32, 0.34 and 0.004 mBq/l for Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 respectively. The analysis can be completed within 10 days, as compared with up to one year for traditional methods. Results are presented for a preliminary study of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in the dissolved and particle-bound phases of Irish Sea water.

AB - A novel method has been developed for determining the natural decay series radionuclides (NDS), Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210, in seawater by way of state-of-the-art liquid scintillation spectrometry. For Pb-210 analysis, the method makes use of a Pb-212 yield tracer, prepared by ion exchange separation from aged Th(NO3)4. Pi-210 recovery is determined using Bi-207 as the yield tracer, and Po-210 is determined using the conventional Po-208 yield tracer. The limits of detection for this method are 0.32, 0.34 and 0.004 mBq/l for Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 respectively. The analysis can be completed within 10 days, as compared with up to one year for traditional methods. Results are presented for a preliminary study of Pb-210, Bi-210 and Po-210 in the dissolved and particle-bound phases of Irish Sea water.

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