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Appl Radiat Isot 2017 Aug;126:76-8

Rapid detection of enriched uranium in food.

Shareef AR, Lin Z, Emanuele K, Healey S, Regan P, Baker B

Abstract

We have developed a quadrupole ICP-MS method for detecting sub-picogram quantities of 235U in contaminated foods. Notable features included elimination of the requirement for possessing licensed nuclear materials so that non-radiochemical laboratories may perform this analysis in the event of a large-scale nuclear or radiological emergency calling for high sample surge capacity, elimination of several extremely hazardous reagents in sample analysis e.g. aqua regia and hydrofluoric acid, and the method was developed for applying a moderately priced, and widely used quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (Q-ICP-MS). This method could be quickly implemented at many laboratories to increase emergency response capability.

Category: Journal Article
PubMed ID: #28347548 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.03.007
Includes FDA Authors from Scientific Area(s): Regulatory Affairs
Entry Created: 2017-03-30 Entry Last Modified: 2017-07-25
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