Re: tritium

["ROB FORREST" <ROB_FORREST.RSO#u#MAILROOM@rsomacserver.rso.upenn.edu>]

                      RE>>tritium                                  1/24/95
The article Bill is referring to was in the May 1993 issue of Health Physics 
p.540-44

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Subject: Re: tritium
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X-Comment:  Radiation Safety Distribution List 

Wasn't there a recent (past two years) article in the HP Journal 
comparing counting efficiencies with different substrates, dry vs. wet, 
water wipe vs. alcohol wipe, etc ??


On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, Denis J. Rinkacs Jr. wrote:

> I am looking for references concerning the use of ethylene glycol (or
> preferably propylene) as a collection medium for tritiated water.  I am
> also interested in any studies that may have been done on collection and
> counting efficiencies of different swipe materials (ie cotton, swabs,
> styrofoam) for tritium on surfaces.
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> Denny Rinkacs
> Interim RSO
> Carnegie Mellon University
>