TY - JOUR
T1 - The determination of uranium in food samples by Compton suppression epithermal neutron activation analysis
AU - Kapsimalis, R.
AU - Landsberger, S.
AU - Ahmed, Y. A.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Eight foods common to the Nigerian diet were analyzed for trace amounts of uranium using epithermal neutron activation analysis. Food sample sizes of roughly one-half gram, irradiated for 10 min, with a 15 min decay time and counting time for 10 min yielded detection limits between 0.02 and 0.04 Bq/kg. Dried milk, chicken pasta, spaghetti and biscuits had less than detectable amounts of uranium, while sorghum, wheat and brown beans contained 0.73, 0.23 and 0.16 Bq/kg, respectively.
AB - Eight foods common to the Nigerian diet were analyzed for trace amounts of uranium using epithermal neutron activation analysis. Food sample sizes of roughly one-half gram, irradiated for 10 min, with a 15 min decay time and counting time for 10 min yielded detection limits between 0.02 and 0.04 Bq/kg. Dried milk, chicken pasta, spaghetti and biscuits had less than detectable amounts of uranium, while sorghum, wheat and brown beans contained 0.73, 0.23 and 0.16 Bq/kg, respectively.
KW - Compton suppression
KW - Epithermal neutron activation
KW - Food
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349799059&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.05.011
DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.05.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 19541492
AN - SCOPUS:70349799059
SN - 0969-8043
VL - 67
SP - 2097
EP - 2099
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
IS - 12
ER -