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ANALYTICAL

MET11ODS

Gamma –l<ay Spectronetr~
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Al]. of the
They were
NaI(Tl)

analyzed

countccl for at least

crystal

Selected

were

samples

used

samples

counted

3 x 3-inch

detector

5 x 5-inch

crys-iial~ operating

Most

in polyvinyl

in a density

of 1.0.

for example,

were

sealed

in PVC pipe.

a density

of 1.35

Spectrum
of least

were

error

given

Strontium-90

concentration

with

stable

opposing

dried,

ground

to. a volume

resulting

hepatopancreas

lobster

acid,

in hydrochloric
samples

and

were

and

compressed

to

was done

by

Schonfeld’s

A set of previously
geometries

individual

prepared

and radionuclides

for decay

to the date

values

(1965)

method

reference
was

used.

spectra
All

of collection.

The

is the 95% error.

Analy~es

Strontium–90

solvent

two

a

in PVC pipe.

corrected
for

(PVC) pipe

soil

with

spectrometer.

oven

spiny

analyzer.

either

consktingof

were

samples,

Oven–dried

squares.

values

samples

-

a 3 x 3–inch

minutes,

as a summing

dissolved

resolution

for the different

by

ashed,

with

sp@ctrometry

a 256-channel

system

chloride
Small

with

for 1,000

or a detector

of the biological

compressed

100 minutes

in conjunction

were

by gamma-ray

was

of its

extraction
yttrium

determined
90

by measuring

Y daughter.

Yttrium-90

and precipitation
serving

as both

the
was

equilibrium
separated

techniques
(Petrow,1965),
.-

a carrie”r and a yield
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