Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1249312 TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry 2010 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

We review the state of the art of flow analysis applied to the fully-automated and semi-automated determination of radioactive isotopes in environmental samples, including automatic procedures for separation and pre-concentration of radioisotopes. We discuss in detail advantages and drawbacks of automatic protocols exploiting various generations of flow techniques [e.g., flow-injection analysis (FIA), sequential-injection analysis (SIA), multi-syringe FIA (MSFIA), multi-pumping flow systems (MPFS) and lab-on-valve (LOV)] using a variety of detection systems, including scintillation counting, α-spectrometers, proportional counters, mass spectrometry and spectrophotometry.

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