Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8083154 | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
As one of the three natural isotopes of hydrogen, tritium is ubiquitous and may potentially be present in any water or organic molecule that constitutes a biological matrix. Milk is one of the most frequently monitored foodstuffs in the vicinity of chronic release of radionuclides, as it is a very common food product and also because it integrates deposition on large areas of grass or crops at a local scale. Different parameters have been studied to assess their impact on the reliability of tritium measurements in the free water of milk. The volume of the sample, the technique used to extract the water and the level of dehydration modulate the results but in different ways: dispersion of results and under- or over-estimation of the tritium activity. The influence of sample storage and preparation has also been investigated. Methodological improvements of tritium measurements in the free water of milk are proposed. An original fractionation effect during distillation of milk is also described.
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Authors
Pierre Le Goff, Jean-Marie Duda, Philippe Guétat, Pauline Rambaud, Christophe Mavon, Laurent Vichot, Pierre-Marie Badot, Michel Fromm,