Indirect determination of soluble trace elements in certified reference materials by neutron activation analysis

Abstract Trace elements (TEs) constitute a major part of pollution, which can induce a detrimental impact on public health. A precise analysis of these elements in the environment is an important parameter in the evaluation of the population's quality of life. This work aims to quantify the concentration of some trace elments in enviromental samples using Istrumental Neutron Activation Analysis technique (INAA); also a comparative study between three sampling points (Draria, Baraki and Reghaia) were done. The Samples and standards were irradiated for 6 h at “NUR” research reactor with a thermal neutron flux of 1013 n cm−2 s−1, and analyzed by gamma ray spectrometry using HPGe detector. Seventeen elements were assessed: Ba, Br, Ce, Co, Cr, Hf, Fe, La, Nd, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Sm, Sr, Yb and Zn in this study. The accuracy of the method was evaluated by analyzing Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) and Standard Reference Materials (SRMs). The data obtained in this work may contribute to obtaining information about a possible rank of pollution and the different capabilities of elemental bioaccumulation by lichens.

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Determination of Forty Four Major and Trace Elements in GPMA Magmatic Rock Reference Materials using X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA)

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research ◽

10.1111/j.1751-908x.1999.tb00559.x ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 59-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Mohammed El Maghraoui ◽

Jean-Louis Joron ◽

Joël Etoubleau ◽

Pierre Cambon ◽

Michel Treuil

Keyword(s):

Trace Elements ◽

Neutron Activation Analysis ◽

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis ◽

Activation Analysis ◽

Neutron Activation ◽

Reference Materials ◽

Magmatic Rock ◽

Major And Trace Elements ◽

X Ray

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APPLICATION OF AAS AND NAA FOR DETERMINATION OF TIN IN SRMs, AND IN ANIMAL AND HUMAN ORGANS

International Journal of PIXE ◽

10.1142/s012908359200052x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 02 (04) ◽

pp. 489-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MOMOKO CHIBA ◽

VENKATESH G. IYENGAR

Keyword(s):

Neutron Activation Analysis ◽

Activation Analysis ◽

Reference Materials ◽

Certified Reference Materials ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Absorption Spectrometry ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Mixed Diet ◽

Human Organs

Tin (Sn) is one of the causative elements of the environmental pollution. As no certified reference materials for Sn are presently available, existing reference materials were analyzed for Sn by two independent analytical techniques; atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and neutron activation analysis (NAA). The results obtained by both methods were in agreement except for mixed diet which contains Sn in the range of 50 μ g/g. Further, tin concentrations in human and animal organs have been examined by AAS. Among organs tested tin concentrations in testes were the highest, 2.08±0.62 μ g/g dry weight (mean ±SD, n=12) in humans, and 1.45±0.55 μ g/g (n=8) in mice.

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