Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1877894 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Neptunium(V) ions are unstable in acid media, which limits their extraction on chromatographic resins. We developed a novel analytical method to measure Np by either α-spectrometry or inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after extraction chromatography as Np(VI). We investigated the reactivity of various oxidizing reagents, and determined the retention capacity of Np(IV, V, and VI) on various extraction chromatographic supports. A simple method using two UTEVA resins was used to rapidly detect Np in soil and sediment samples.
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Authors
Nicolas Guérin, Marc-Antoine Langevin, Kenny Nadeau, Charles Labrecque, Alexandre Gagné, Dominic Larivière,