Abstract
A multi-dimensional (MD) separation method using extraction chromatography for the analysis of actinides in environmental samples was developed and tested for alpha spectrometry and ICP-MS. Actinides (Th, U, Np, Pu and Am) were separated into individual fractions using two resins (TEVA/DGA), after valence adjustment initially in 9 M HCl, and in the second dimension, in 3 M HNO3, in order to remove interferences and enable their proper identification and quantification. High separation purity for Th, U, Np, Pu and Am (respectively 98, 100, 94, 98 and 99 ± 2%) were obtained. Reusability of the resins was also demonstrated (≤9). The MD separation scheme was tested on spiked soil and sediment samples as well as on certified reference material (CRM-IAEA-384) dissolved using automated lithium metaborate fusion. Results obtained for actinides by alpha spectrometry and ICP-MS were in excellent agreement with those expected (absolute relative bias: 1.9–23%) and demonstrate the complementarily of the two types of detection.
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