A PRELIMINARY SCREENING TECHNIQUE FOR SELECTED METALS AT WASTE SITES Conference Paper

abstract

• Fast neutron activation analysis (FNAA) was investigated as a possible on-site preliminary screening technique for metal contamination of soil. Two metals, Cu and Zn, were used in a laboratory setting to evaluate the possibility of detecting metal contamination of soil at or below the maximum permissible metal concentration in soil. Varying quantities of compounds of the selected metals were mixed into a prepared soil column for analysis of signal intensity as a function of concentration in the soil. Experiments were conducted with a sealed tube neutron generator and a germanium gamma-ray detector. Both metals produced signal levels distinguishable from background soil concentrations at the maximum permissible level. 1995 Akadmiai Kiad.

authors

• Schweikert, Emile

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY-ARTICLES

author list (cited authors)

• SHAPIRO, J. B., JAMES, W. D., & SCHWEIKERT, E. A.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• SHAPIRO, JB||JAMES, WD||SCHWEIKERT, EA

publication date

• May 1995

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry: an�International Journal dealing with all Aspects�and Applications of Nuclear Chemistry  Journal

keywords

• 34 Chemical Sciences
• 3401 Analytical Chemistry
• 3402 Inorganic Chemistry

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF02041731

start page

• 275

end page

• 280

volume

• 192

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fbf02041731