Determination of 210Po in seawater by tellurium microprecipitation
摘要
210Po can be rapidly determined in seawater samples by alpha spectrometry using tellurium (Te) microprecipitation. In this method, Po is first pre-concentrated using titanium trichloride (TiCl3), redissolved in 3 M HCl, and filtered. Te microprecipitation was then applied to the supernatant. Replicate spiked samples and blank samples were analyzed to evaluate the performance of the procedure. For 210Po in 1 L seawater samples, the minimum detectable activity concentration (MDC) was determined to be 0.5 mBq L−1 with a counting time of 24h, and high recoveries (~ 89%) were achieved. This method is suitable for the rapid batch screening of 210Po in environmental water samples.