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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 415-421 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 318 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 1 Sept 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 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.
Keywords
- Ru, Environmental air filter, Neutron activation analysis, Radioruthenium, Stable element anomalies
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- Chemistry(all)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Energy(all)
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Medicine(all)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
- Chemistry(all)
- Spectroscopy
- Medicine(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Environmental Science(all)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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In: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 318, No. 1, 10.2018, p. 415-421.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical and radioanalytical investigations of 106Ru-containing air filters from Vienna in fall 2017: searching for stable element anomalies
AU - Zok, Dorian
AU - Sterba, Johannes H.
AU - Steinhauser, Georg
N1 - Funding information: We gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the VolkswagenStiftung (Grant 94403). We would like to thank Michaela Foster and Jan M. Welch from the Atominstitut as well as Martin Weiss from the IRS for their assistance in the lab.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Ru
KW - Environmental air filter
KW - Neutron activation analysis
KW - Radioruthenium
KW - Stable element anomalies
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U2 - 10.1007/s10967-018-6132-6
DO - 10.1007/s10967-018-6132-6
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JO - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
JF - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
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