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Preconcentration of low levels of americium and plutonium from waste waters by synthetic water-soluble metal-binding polymers with ultrafiltration

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A preconcentration approach to assist in the measurement of low levels of americium and plutonium in waste waters has been developed based on the concept of using water-soluble metal-binding polymers in combination with ultrafiltration. The method has been optimized to give over 90% recovery and accountability from actual waste water.

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, 87545, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    B. F. Smith, R. R. Gibson, G. D. Jarvinen, T. W. Robison, N. C. Schroeder & N. D. Stalnaker

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Smith, B.F., Gibson, R.R., Jarvinen, G.D. et al. Preconcentration of low levels of americium and plutonium from waste waters by synthetic water-soluble metal-binding polymers with ultrafiltration. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 234, 225–229 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02389776

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