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Assessing depleted uranium (DU) contamination of soil, plants and earthworms at UK weapons testing sites

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	MacKenzie, Angus B. Oliver, Ian W. Ellam, Robert M. Farmer, John G. Graham, Margaret C.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Depleted uranium (DU) weapons testing programmes have been conducted at two locations within the UK. An investigation was therefore carried out to assess the extent of any environmental contamination arising from these test programmes using both alpha spectrometry and mass spectrometry techniques. Uranium isotopic signatures indicative of DU contamination were observed in soil, plant and earthworm samples collected in the immediate vicinity of test firing points and targets, but contamination was found to be localised to these areas. This paper demonstrates the superiority of the 235U : 238U ratio over the 234U : 238U ratio for identifying and quantifying DU contamination in environmental samples, and also describes the respective circumstances under which alpha spectrometry or mass spectrometry may be the more appropriate analytical tool.
Starting Page	740
Ending Page	748
Page Count	9
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	14640325
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	7
Journal	Journal of Environmental Monitoring
DOI	10.1039/b700719a
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	UK Depleted uranium Mass spectrometry Uranium-235
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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