RE: Iron in drinking waters

["Vollmer, Jeffrey S" <Jeffrey.Vollmer@MKG.COM>]

One way to quantify these could be to use an XRF to screen samples prior to
performing radiological analysis.  Since using an XRF is a non destructive
technique additional sample material would not be needed.   This would give
you a idea of interferences for each sample and not a general interference
like the water testing results.  The major draw back is probably the cost of
the XRFsince analysis using an XRF is relatively easy to do.

Jeffrey S. Vollmer, CHP
RSO
Mallinckrodt Inc. 
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> From: 	Caspary, Melanie[SMTP:Caspary@idns.state.il.us]
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: 	Thursday, January 13, 2000 2:54 PM
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> Subject: 	FW: Iron in drinking waters
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Noyce, Jim 
> > Sent:	Wednesday, January 12, 2000 3:13 PM
> > To:	Caspary, Melanie
> > Cc:	Wu, Renpo
> > Subject:	Iron in drinking waters
> > 
> > Please post the following to the RadSafe newsgroup:
> > This question is related to the recent exchange of messages about
> possibly
> > extractable elements into water-immiscible liquid-scintillation
> cocktails;
> > elements (especially iron) that could interfere with the analysis of
> > Rn-222 in waters.  
> > What is a good source of information about the occurrence and
> > concentrations of dissolved metals in waters?  My particular interest is
> > Illinois ground waters.  Thanks  
> > Jim Noyce, Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, noyce@idns.state.il.us
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