Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material

Select anthropogenic radionuclides were measured in lichen reference material, BCR 482. This material was originally collected in Axalp, Switzerland in 1991 and is composed of the epiphytic lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea . Samples from three separate bottles of BCR 482 were analyzed for uranium, nep...

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Published in:Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 307; no. 3; pp. 2085 - 2090
Main Authors: Lavelle, Kevin B., Miller, Jeffrey L., Hanson, Susan K., Connick, William B., Spitz, Henry B., Glover, Samuel E., Oldham, Warren J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2016
Springer
Subjects:
BCR 482
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chernobyl
Diagnostic Radiology
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
global fallout
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
lichen
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
Chernobyl
Lichen
BCR 482
Global fallout
ISSN:0236-5731, 1588-2780
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Summary:Select anthropogenic radionuclides were measured in lichen reference material, BCR 482. This material was originally collected in Axalp, Switzerland in 1991 and is composed of the epiphytic lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea . Samples from three separate bottles of BCR 482 were analyzed for uranium, neptunium, and plutonium isotopes by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and analyzed for 137 Cs by gamma-ray spectrometry. The isotopic composition of the radionuclides measured in BCR 482 suggests contributions from both global fallout resulting from historical nuclear weapons testing and more volatile materials released following the Chernobyl accident.
Bibliography:USDOE
20120459ER; 2012-DN-130-NF001; AC52-06NA25396
LA-UR-15-23054
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-015-4497-3