Rapid detection of enriched uranium in food.

Authors :: Shareef AR
Lin Z
Emanuele K
Healey S
Regan P
Baker B
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2017 Aug; Vol. 126, pp. 76-78. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 22.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: We have developed a quadrupole ICP-MS method for detecting sub-picogram quantities of <superscript>235</superscript> U 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.<br /> (Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Subjects :: Feasibility Studies
Humans
Mass Spectrometry standards
Radiometry standards
Reference Standards
Uranium standards
Food Contamination, Radioactive analysis
Mass Spectrometry methods
Radiometry methods
Uranium analysis

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 126
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 28347548
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.03.007