Published March 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Determination of selenium in individual food items using the short-lived nuclide 77mSe

  • 1. Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

The selenium content of a variety of food items representing a normal hospital diet was determined by cyclic instrumental neutron activation analysis (CINAA) through the 162 keV gamma-ray of the 77mSe nuclide. The CINAA method is very simple and rapid. It involves irradiation of a sample for 20 s, decay for 20 s, and counting for 20 s. The precision of the method was significantly improved by recycling the samples up to 4 times. The accuracy was evaluated by analyzing a number of certified reference materials of varied selenium levels. (author) 18 refs.; 5 tables

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem.
Journal Issue
p. 519-529
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD

Conference

Title
International symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry.
Dates
5-7 Jun 1985.
Place
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada).