Title: Extraction of radium from natural waters using manganese-impregnated acrylic fibers
Abstract: Journal of Geophysical Research (1896-1977)Volume 78, Issue 36 p. 8880-8886 Brief Reports Extraction of radium from natural waters using manganese-impregnated acrylic fibers Willard S. Moore, Willard S. MooreSearch for more papers by this authorDavid F. Reid, David F. ReidSearch for more papers by this author Willard S. Moore, Willard S. MooreSearch for more papers by this authorDavid F. Reid, David F. ReidSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 December 1973 https://doi.org/10.1029/JC078i036p08880Citations: 213AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Acrylic fibers impregnated with manganese oxide-dioxide extract radium and other trace elements from natural waters. This extraction technique may be used to quantitatively extract radium from 20-liter water samples for precise 226Ra analysis and to concentrate radium from several-thousand-liter samples for 228Ra/226Ra activity ratio determinations. References Brewer, P. G., D. W. Spencer, D. E. Robertson, Trace element profiles from the Geosecs-II test station in the Sargasso Sea, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 16, 111–116, 1972. Broecker, W. S., An application of natural radon to problems in ocean circulation, Oceans and Fresh Waters T. Ichiye, 116–145, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, N.Y., 1965. Chung, Y., Pacific deep and bottom water studies based on temperature, radium, and excessradon measurements, Ph.D. thesis,Univ. of Calif.,San Diego,1971. Chung, Y., H. Craig, Radium-226 in the eastern equatorial Pacific, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 17, 306–318, 1972. Fukai, R., L. Huynh-Ngoc, D. Vas, Determination of trace amounts of cobalt in sea-water after enrichment with solid manganese dioxide, Nature, 211, 1966. Kaufman, A., R. M. Trier, W. S. Broecker, H. W. Feely, Distribution of 228Ra in the world ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 7836, 1973. Krishnaswami, S., D. Lab, B. L. K. Somayajulu, F. S. Dixon, S. A. Stonecipher, H. Craig, Silicon, radium, thorium, and lead in sea-water: In-situ extraction by synthetic fiber, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 16, 84–90, 1972. Ku, T. L., Radium in the oceans, Encyclopedia of Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences R. Fairbridge, 1008, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1972. Moore, W. S., The measurement of Ra228 and Th228 in sea water, J. Geophys. Res., 74, 694–704, 1969a. Moore, W. S., Oceanic concentrations of 228radium, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 6, 437–446, 1969b. Moore, W. S., Radium-228: Application to thermocline mixing studies, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 16, 421–422, 1972. Moore, W. S., W. M. Sackett, Uranium and thorium series inequilibrium in sea water, J. Geophys. Res., 69, 5401–5405, 1964. Somayajulu, B. L. K., E. D. Goldberg, Thorium and uranium isotopes in sea water and sediments, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 1, 102–106, 1966. Trier, R. M., W. S. Broecker, H. W. Feely, Radium-228 profile at the second Geosecs inter-calibration station, 1970, in the North Atlantic, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 16, 141–145, 1972. Yamagata, N., K. Iwashima, Monitoring of sea-water for important radioisotopes released by nuclear reactors, Nature, 200, 52, 1963. Citing Literature Volume78, Issue36Oceans and Atmospheres20 December 1973Pages 8880-8886 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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