Determination of uranium in food in Quebec by neutron activation analysis

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作者
Zikovsky, L [1 ]
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[1] Ecole Polytech, Dept Engn Phys, Nucl Engn Inst, Montreal, PQ H37 3A7, Canada
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10.1007/s10967-006-0106-9
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O65 [分析化学];
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070302 ; 081704 ;
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Food samples were analyzed for uranium by neutron activation analysis. The concentration of U in 20 samples was above the detection limit and it varied from 0.7 to 59 ppb. The lowest detection limit achievable with the method is 1 ppb.
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