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A method was developed for the rapid dissolution of plutonium in soil by fusion with ammonium hydrogen sulfate, and the determination of plutonium content by ion exchange separation and alpha spectrometry. By this method, plutonium in environmental soil containing plutonium oxide in a soluble and/or insoluble form could successfully be determined.
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Yamamoto, M. Rapid dissolution of plutonium in soil by fusion with ammonium hydrogen sulfate followed by plutonium determination by ion exchange and alpha spectrometry. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 90, 401–408 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02060797
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