Methods for determination of radioactive substances in water and fluvial sediments
Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations
05-A5
By: Leland Lincoln Thatcher, Victor J. Janzer, and Kenneth W. Edwards
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Abstract
Analytical methods for the determination of some of the more important components of fission or neutron activation product radioactivity and of natural radioactivity found in water are reported. The report for each analytical method includes conditions for application of the method, a summary of the method, interferences, required apparatus and reagents, analytical procedures, calculations, reporting of results, and estimation of precision. The fission product isotopes considered are cesium-137, strontium-90, and ruthenium-106. The natural radioelements and isotopes considered are uranium, lead-210, radium-226, radium-228, tritium, and carbon-14. A gross radioactivity survey method and a uranium isotope ratio method are given. When two analytical methods are in routine use for an individual isotope, both methods are reported with identification of the specific areas of application of each. Techniques for the collection and preservation of water samples to be analyzed for radioactivity are discussed.
Suggested Citation
Thatcher, L.L., Janzer, V.J., Edwards, K.W., 1977, Methods for determination of radioactive substances in water and fluvial sediments: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 05-A5, vi, 95 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/twri05A5.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Methods for determination of radioactive substances in water and fluvial sediments |
| Series title | Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations |
| Series number | 05-A5 |
| DOI | 10.3133/twri05A5 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 95 p. |