DETECTION OF SUB-NG/L ACTINIDES IN INDUSTRIAL WASTE-WATER MATRICES BY INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS-SPECTROMETRY

被引:14
作者
CRAIN, JS [1 ]
MIKESELL, BL [1 ]
机构
[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,DIV CHEM & LASER SCI,ANALYT CHEM GRP,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
关键词
INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ACTINIDE MEASUREMENTS; WASTE-WATER ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1366/000370292789619278
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to measure ng/L quantities of uranium in solution. Pneumatic nebulization and ultrasonic nebulization were compared. The spectral integration period was varied to study the effects of counting statistics. Analyte detection at m/z 238 was found to be blank limited. Under optimal conditions (i.e., with the use of ultrasonic nebulization and an 11-s integration period per m/z), uranium detection limits (3sigma) at m/z 234 (not blank limited) were found to be 0.1 ng/L in 18-MOMEGA water. The uranium detection limit at m/z 234 was 0.5 ng/L when a 2.5-g/L NaNO3 solution was nebulized. Normalized instrument response for uranium in 18-MOMEGA water agreed well with that in 2.5-g/L NaNO3.
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页码:1498 / 1502
页数:5
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