Abstract

A rapid method for determining traces of radiostrontium in milk and drinking water is described. The technique involves a batch treatment of the milk sample with a cation exchanger (DOWEX 50W X8) followed by a solvent extraction with a crown ether (DC18C6) and a precipitation of SrCO3. In the case of water, the strontium is extracted directly with the crown ether. The average separation yield is 74% for milk and 91% for water. The overall separation procedure takes about 8 hours. Activities as low as 0.03 Bq/1 can be determined with a low background GM-counter.

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