ASTM C1387-98
Historical Standard: ASTM C1387-98 Standard Guide for Determination of Technetium-99 in Soil
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ASTM C1387
1. Scope
1.1 This document is intended to serve as a reference for laboratories wishing to perform Tc-99 analyses in soil. Several options are given for selection of a tracer and for the method of extracting the Tc from the soil matrix. Separation of Tc from the sample matrix is performed using an extraction chromatography resin. Options are then given for the determination of the Tc-99 activity in the original sample. It is up to the user to determine which options are appropriate for use, and to generate acceptance data to support the chosen procedure.
1.2 Due to the various extraction methods available, various tracers used, variable detection methods used, and lack of certified reference materials for Tc-99 in soil, there is insufficient data to support a single method written as standard method.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
C859 Terminology Relating to Nuclear Materials
C998 Practice for Sampling Surface Soil for Radionuclides
C999 Practice for Soil Sample Preparation for the Determination of Radionuclides
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves
Keywords
extraction chromatography; liquid scintillation spectrometry; mass spectrometry; microwave digestion; soil; soil fusion; technetium; Extraction chromatography; Liquid scintillation spectrometry; Mass spectrometry--nuclear materials/applications; Microwave digestion; Soil; Technetium-99;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 13.080.10 (Chemical characteristics of soil)
DOI: 10.1520/C1387-98
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