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"Applications of the gamma-ray detection technique in environmental sciences"
G. Curutchet, D.E. Di Gregorio, J.O. Fernández Niello, R. Gargarello, H. Huck and H. Somacal
Proc. of the "VI Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications" (SLAFNAP6), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina, October 3-7, 2005. Ed. A.J. Kreiner, O. Civitarese, C. Dorso, G. García Bermúdez, A.J. Pacheco and N.N. Scoccola
AIP Conf. Proc., Vol.884 (2007) 492-493
Abstract
Gamma-ray spectroscopy has been used for a wide range of environmental applications including sediment transport investigations and studies on contaminations arising from the nuclear industry. The basis of this technique is the measurement of gamma-ray emissions from primordial or anthropogenic radionuclides. Indeed, 210PB and 137Cs activities (with half-lives of 22.3 and 30.2 years, respectively), are usually applied to studies of sediment deposition in aquatic environments. Moreover, provided a low-background facility is available, this technique can be also used to trace tiny amount of uranium present in a solution. Therefore, we started a research program towards the identification of use of bacteria or fungal species in the biosorption of uranium from aqueous solutions.
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