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Determination of Uranium Isotopes in Environmental Samples Using Different Analytical Techniques: A Comparison

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Analytical chemistry

Abstract

Different analytical methods for different environmental samples (rock, soil, sediment, plant, waste water, ground water and tap water) which have low activity concentrations are developed for the determination of uranium isotopes to be assured of no contamination or pollution of the environment. Using of non-destructive method based on gamma spectrometer and destructive analysis based on alpha spectrometer. Choice of an accurate and precise technique to get better performance and quality is essential for the results assessment and improvement. A set of different matrices of IAEA reference certified samples were used for method verification. Two separation techniques for 238U, 234U and 235U were used; i) UTEVA extraction chromatography which achieved recoveries higher than 50 %, ranged between 59 and 79 % and ii) TOPO solvent extraction which achieved a chemical recovery lower than that obtained by UTEVA for the same matrices ranged from 26 % and 55 %. From the obtained results a significance difference were shown between UTEVA and TOPO techniques.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.149361.6450

Keywords

Uranium isotopes, alpha spectrometry, gamma spectrometry, Radiochemical procedure

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Awaad

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Affiliation

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Nuclear and Radiation Safety Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

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youssufeman2@gmail.com

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

S. I.

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science (Girl’s branch (, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt hysical chemistry,

Email

profdramalelroby@yahoo.com

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-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Shabasy

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Egyptian nuclear and radiological regulatory authority. Nasr City, Cairo, EGYPT.

Email

amshabasy@yahoo.com

City

Nasr City, Cairo, EGYPT.

Orcid

0000-0002-5323-114X

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Abdel-Salam

MiddleName

H

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science (Girl’s branch (, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt

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prof_drfatma@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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-

First Name

H.

Last Name

Diab

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Nuclear and Radiation Safety Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.

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hnndiab@yahoo.co.uk

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Cairo

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-

Volume

65

Article Issue

13

Related Issue

37459

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-07-05

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_266688.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Determination of Uranium Isotopes in Environmental Samples Using Different Analytical Techniques: A Comparison

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22 Jan 2023