Abstract
The influence of irradiation conditions on the results of Co determination in plant samples by radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA), after the conventional and microwave assisted wet digestion, has been investigated. Nine CRMs of botanical origin were examined. The study has demonstrated that the effectiveness of mineralization depended significantly on the kind of sample and the irradiation conditions. When analyzed CRMs were subjected to long-term irradiation in a high neutron flux, the mineralization using the microwave technique was necessary to obtain the correct results of Co determination in some of the plant samples. It has been proved that microwave digestion in a mixture of HNO3+H2O2+HF should be a standard method of wet ashing, independent on matrix and irradiation conditions.
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