Chemical and radioanalytical investigations of 106Ru-containing air filters from Vienna in fall 2017: searching for stable element anomalies

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  • Dorian Zok
  • Johannes H. Sterba
  • Georg Steinhauser

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  • Technische Universität Wien (TUW)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)415-421
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Jahrgang318
Ausgabenummer1
Frühes Online-Datum1 Sept. 2018
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Okt. 2018

Abstract

Related to the recent nuclear release of radioactive ruthenium isotopes in fall 2017, we analyzed air filters from Vienna for irregularities in the (stable) elemental composition of particulate matter from this period. Methods were SEM/EDXS and INAA. For comparison, a reference filter from 2007 and blank filters were used. The chemical fingerprint encompassed 28 elements. The results show no indication for a considerable change in the elemental composition of the suspended matter. For example, no anomalies in the abundance of platinum group elements were found. The results suggest that the release of 106Ru had not been accompanied by a release of detectable amounts of (activatable) stable elements.

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Chemical and radioanalytical investigations of 106Ru-containing air filters from Vienna in fall 2017: searching for stable element anomalies. / Zok, Dorian; Sterba, Johannes H.; Steinhauser, Georg.
in: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Jahrgang 318, Nr. 1, 10.2018, S. 415-421.

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