Determination of bromine, chlorine and iodine in environmental aqueous samples by epithermal neutron activation analysis and Compton suppression
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
By: S. Landsberger, D. J. O'Kelly, J. Braisted, and S. Panno
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Abstract
Halides, particularly Br- and Cl-, have been used as indicators of potential sources of Na+ and Cl- in surface water and groundwater with limited success. Contamination of groundwater and surface water by Na+ and Cl- is a common occurrence in growing urban areas and adversely affects municipal and private water supplies in Illinois and other states, as well as vegetation in environmentally sensitive areas. Neutron activation analysis (NAA) can be effectively used to determine these halogens, but often the elevated concentrations of sodium and chlorine in water samples can give rise to very high detection limits for bromine and iodine due to elevated backgrounds from the activation process. We present a detailed analytical scheme to determine Cl, Br and I in aqueous samples with widely varying Na and Cl concentrations using epithermal NAA in conjunction with Compton suppression. ?? 2006 Akade??miai Kiado??.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Determination of bromine, chlorine and iodine in environmental aqueous samples by epithermal neutron activation analysis and Compton suppression |
| Series title | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10967-006-0288-1 |
| Volume | 269 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| First page | 697 |
| Last page | 702 |
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