Environmental Radiochemical Analysis II brings together comprehensive, up-to-date information from international experts in the field. Coverage includes information on new methods of radionuclide analyses, developments and improvements in existing methods, method comparisons, gamma detector performance and new software products, method uncertainty, underground laboratory facilities, method QA and QC, field studies covering colloid work, in-situ injection into rock strata and sampling of reduced waters for actinide assay. This stimulating, authoritative text makes essential reading for practising radioanalysts and provides valuable information for researchers and professionals in academia and industry.

Environmental Radiochemical Analysis II

The Royal Society of Chemistry

Contents

Development of an In-Vitro Procedure to Measure the Availability of Soil-Associated Radionuclides for Uptake After Inadvertent Ingestion by Humans S. Shaw and N. Green, 1, 
Separation of Iron-55/59 From Fisson and Activation Products Using Di Isobutylketone-Based Extraction Chromatographic Materials P. E. Warwick and I. W. Croudace, 8, 
Synthesis of a Novel Ion Exchanger, Zirconium Vanadate, For Immobilising 134,137Cs Radionuclides R. Kamalika, D. K. Pal, S. Basu, D. Nayak, A. De and S. Lahiri, 17, 
Investigation of a Method for Measuring Radon in Irish Domestic Groundwater Supplies S. Sequeira, L. McKittrick, T. P. Ryan and P. A. Colgan, 21, 
A Comparison of Three Methodologies for the Determination of Gross Alpha Activity in Water Samples C. Zhou, R. Zhou, S. Lin, Z. Cheng, S. Feng, K. Zhao, 31, 
Efficiency and Resolution of Germanium Detectors as a Function of Energy and Incident Geometry R. M. Keyser, 38, 
New Method for Determination of Transplutonium Isotopes by Using a PM-143 Tracer A. Ermakov, T. Kuprishova, L. Velichko, Yu Maslov, S. Malinovsky, A. Sobolev and A. Novgorodov, 45, 
Ultra Low-Background Gamma Spectrometry for the Monitoring of Environmental Neutrons K. Komura, 53, 
Estimation of Uncertainty in Radiochemical Analysis from Sub-sampling Solid Matrices G. J. Ham and M. J. Youngman, 60, 
A Rapid Determination of RA-226 and RA-224 Using Extraction Chromatography A. H. Thakkur, M. J. Fern and D. McCurdy, 69, 
Construction of an Uncertainty Budget for Alpha Spectrometry: A Case Study (The Determination of Uranium Isotopic Activity Levels in Vegetation Samples Using Extraction Chromatography) T. Gingell and M. Harwood, 76, 
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Tritium Activities in Coastal Marine Sediments of the Severn Estuary (UK) P. E. Warwick, I. W. Croudace, A. G. Howard, A. B. Cundy, J. Morris and K. Doucette, 92, 
High Precision PU Isotope Ratio Measurements Using Multi-Collector ICP-MS I, W. Croudace, T. Warneke, P. E. Warwick, R. N. Taylor and J. A. Milton, 104, 
Measurement of Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Activity in Sediment: An Analysts' Intercomparison J. Toole, 113, 
The Radiological Significance of Foods Collected from the Wild N. Green, 120, 
Natural Radionuclides Measurements in Drinking Water by Liquid Scintillation Counting. Methods and Results M. Forte, R. Rusconi, E. Di Caprio, S. Bellinzona and G. Sgorbati, 128, 
Po Concentrations in UK Seafood A. K. Young, D. McCubbin, K. Thomas, W. C. Camplin, K. S. Leonard and N. Wood, 143, 
A Study of Colloids in the Near-Field Waters at the Low-Level Waste Repository Site at Drigg P. Warwick, S. J. Allison, A. Eilbeck, 150, 
Low Level Liquid Scintillation Counting in a Deep Underground Laboratory: Background Reduction Aspects F. Verrezen and C. Hurtgen, 160, 
Complete Dissolution of Soil Samples by Fusion A. V. Harms, 167, 
LSC: From the Routine Counter to the Real Spectrometer I. A. Kashirin, A. I. Ermakov, S. V. Malinovskiy and K. M. Efimov, 174, 
Simultaneous Determination of Long-Lived Radionuclides in Environmental Samples N. Vajda, Zs. Molnar, É. Kabi and Sz. Osvath, 185, 
Analysis of Am, Pu and Th in Large Volume Water Samples in the Presence of High Concentrations of Iron M. Schultz, W. Burnett, T. Hinton, J. Alberts and M. Takacs, 197, 
In-Situ Radionuclide Retardation in Groundwater Conducting Systems – Overview of the Research Carried out at Nagra's Grimsel Test Site, Central Switzerland C. Biggin, A. Möri, W. R. Alexander, K. Ota, B. Frieg, W. Kickmaier and I. McKinley, 207, 
Elution Behaviour of Technetium and Rhenium Through a Tc-Selective Chromatographic Resin Column S. Uchida and K. Tagami, 229, 
The Use of Fucus Vesiculosus to Monitor the Transport of 129I in The English Channel S. J. Parry and A. Davies, 237, 
Determination of 237Np by Neutron Activation Analysis and Alpha Sepctrometry L. Benedik and U. Repinc, 245, 
Man-Made Radionuclides in Age-Dated Sediment Cores from the Black Sea R. A. Aliev, St. N. Kalmykov and Y. A. Sapozhnikov, 254, 
Determination of Plutonium in the Air by Isotopic Dilution ICP-MS After TNOA Extraction Chromatographic Separation Y-R. Jin, J-F. Gao, J-F. Bai, G-Q. Zhou, L. Li, J-C. Zie, J-F Wu, X-H. Wang and F-R Zhu, 263, 
Simple Method for C-14 Analysis in Organic Material and its Distribution in Forest and Cultivated Field M. Atarashi-Andoh and H. Amano, 273, 
F-Labelling of Humic Substances K. Franke, J. T. Patt, M. Patt, D. Rößler and H. Kupsch, 280, 
Chemical and Radiological Characterisation of Santos Estuary Sediments P. S. C. Silva, B. P. Mazilli and D. I. T. Favaro, 285, 
Thermochromatographic Studies on the Separation of Plutonium from Soil Samples U. G. Schneider, U. Krähenbühl and S. Röllin, 291, 
Partitioning of Plutonium Isotopes in Lake Bottom Sediments R. Gvozdaite, R. Druteikiene, B. Luksiene, N. Tarasiuk and N. Spirkauskaite, 296, 
Radioanalytical Method for the Determination of Sr In Soil Samples by Yttrium Solvent Extraction and Cerenkov Counting D. Pérez Sánchez, A. Martin Sánchez, M. R. Garcia Sanz and A. Fernández Timón, 307, 
Investigation of Inorganic Contaminants in Packaging Made From Recycled Paper and Board S. J. Parry and D. S. J. Aston, 313, 
Equilibrium Factor F and Effective Dose Equivalent with Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors A. Chávez, M. Balcázar and M. E. Camacho, 328, 
Biological Monitoring of Radioactivity and Metal Pollution in Edible Eggs of Liometopurn apiculatum (Ants) From a Radioactive Waste Site in Central Mexico M. I. Gaso, N. Segovia, O. Morton and M. A. Armienta, 334, 
Preparation of Environmental Samples for Radioanalytical Assay: An Overview S. M. Coganand K. S. Leonard, 340, 
Comparative Investigations on Hydrophilicity and Mobility of Humic Substances Using Radiolabelling Techniques H. Lippold, D. Roessler and H. Kupsch, 349, 
Determination of Gross Alpha in Drinking Water and Nuclear Waste Water Using Actinide Resin™ and LSC P. J. M. Kwakman and M. Witte, 354, 
Chromium Speciation in Acidic Solutions Using Radiochromtographic Methods S. H. Pezzin, J. F. Lugo Rivera, K. E. Collins and C. H. Collins, 360, 
Influence of Geochemical Parameters on the Mobility of Metal-Humate Complexes A. Mansel and H. Kupsch, 368, 
Ultra Sensitive Measurements of Gamma-Ray Emitting Radionuclides Using HPGE-Detectors in the Underground Laboratory Hades M. Hult, J. Gasparro, L. Johansson, P. N. Johnston and R. Vasselli, 375, 
Sedimentation Rates and Metals in Sediments from the Reservoir Rio Grande – São Paulo/Brazil S. R. D. Moreira. D. I. T. Fávaro. F. Campagnoli and B. P. Mazzilli, 383, 
Operational Speciation of Ra and U-Isotopes in Sediments Affected by Non-Nuclear Industry Wastes J. L. Aguado, J. P. Bolivar, E. G. SanMiguel and R. Garcia-Tenorio, 391, 
Radiochronology of Sediment Cores Collected in an Estuary Strongly Affected by Fertilizer Plants Releases E. G. San Miguel, J. L. Aguado, J. P. Bolivar and R. Garcia-Tenorio, 401, 
Chemical Fractionation of Iodine-129 and Cesium-137 in Chernobyl Contaminated Soil and Irish Sea Sediment X. L. Hou, C. L. Fogh, J. Kucera, K. G. Andersson, H. Dahlgaard and S. P. Nielsen, 410, 
Isotope Index, 418, 
Subject Index, 419,