Determination of arsenic antimony and selenium in water by neutron activation and coprecipitation with bismuth sulfide
Creators
- 1. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Description
A method was developed for determination of arsenic, antimony and selenium in water samples, based on neutron activation and separation by coprecipitation with bismuth sulfide. Experiments performed with the aid of radioactive tracers proved that As(III), Sb(III) and Se, either as Se(IV) or Se(VI), were quantitatively coprecipitated in 1.2 N HCl, provided they were present in masses larger than 10 ng, 50 ng, and 20 ng, respectively; 24Na and 82Br were collected at minimum percentages (0.5 and 2) when using hold-back carriers, whereas no appreciable coprecipitation of 32P was observed. Interferences by other trace elements were also investigated, finding that they were negligible in most of the cases. The method was applied to the analysis of underground water samples from the province of Cordoba (Republica Argentina). The characteristics of this method and the results are discussed. 12 references, 2 tables
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Nuclear methods in environmental and energy research: proceedings of fifth international conference
- Journal Page Range
- p. 340-347.
- Report number
- CONF-840408--
Conference
- Title
- 5. international conference on nuclear methods in environmental and energy research.
- Dates
- 2-6 Apr 1984.
- Place
- Mayaguez (Puerto Rico).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17016668
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ANTIMONY; ARGENTINA; ARSENIC; BISMUTH SULFIDES; BROMINE 82; MEASURING METHODS; NEUTRON REACTIONS; PHOSPHORUS 32; PRECIPITATION; SELENIUM; SODIUM 24; TRACER TECHNIQUES; WATER POLLUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYON REACTIONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BROMINE ISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; HADRON REACTIONS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; METALS; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SEMIMETALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM ISOTOPES; SOUTH AMERICA; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS