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ANALYTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 309-311Publisher
JAPAN SOC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.22.309
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A rapid method for the determination of Pu isotopes in a soil sample within 60 min of starting sample pretreatment was developed. The large reduction in the analysis time was attained by the rapid and perfect digestion of the sample using an alkaline fusion method with an induction heating machine. Pu concentrations were then determined by flow injection/ICP-MS using a solid extraction resin after preconcentration by batch extraction with a chelate resin. The limits of detection for Pu-239 and (PU)-P-240 were 9.2 fg and 4.3 fg, corresponding to 0.03 and 0.05 Bq kg(-1), respectively, under our analytical conditions, which satisfy the lower detection limits (0.5 Bq kg(-1) of Pu-239, and 2 Bq kg(-1) of Pu-240) required for rapid analysis techniques by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. This method provides a powerful and practical technique for emergency monitoring in and around nuclear facilities that handle large amounts of plutonium.
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