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Abstract
Here, we present a method for concentrating radiocesium in seawater using ammonium molybdophosphate-polyacrylonitrile (AMP-PAN) resin using custom-made sample-loading equipment. It was designed to reduce analytical time and labor with eight peristaltic pumps connected in parallel with eight columns, each packed with AMP-PAN. Eighty liters of seawater containing radiocesium were concentrated to 0.01 L in 6 h with the proposed method and Cs recovery was > 85%. The minimum detectable activity was 0.2 mBq L–1 at 160,000-s measurement with a high-purity germanium detector.
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An international periodical publishing original papers, letters, review papers and short communications on nuclear chemistry. The subjects covered include: Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation chemistry, Radiobiological chemistry, Environmental radiochemistry, Production and control of radioisotopes and labelled compounds, Nuclear power plant chemistry, Nuclear fuel chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry, Radiation detection and measurement, Nuclear instrumentation and automation, etc.