Speciation analysis of trace elements, radionuclides, macromolecules and nanoparticles using neutron activation and synchrotron radiation

Speciation analysis is defined by IUPAC as the analytical activities of identifying and/or measuring the quantities of one or more individual chemical species in a sample. It includes isotopic composition of an element, electronic and oxidation states of an element, distribution of an element among different inorganic complexes, and compounds, organometallic compounds, macromolecular compounds and complexes. In this lecture we will describe the methods developed in our laboratory to separate