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A technique to determine concentrations of 32P, 33P and 7Be in dissolved and particulate forms, in the upper ocean was developed. By using a large volume in situ filtration and concentration system (LV-FiCS), several tons of seawater at different depths were filtered concurrently through two kinds of filters. The dissolved radionuclides were concentrated onto adsorbents in the LV-FiCS. The radionuclides obtained were further purified by precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography, and quantified by gamma-spectrometry and ultra-low level liquid scintillation counter measurements. The technique was used with good results in a coastal area of Ibaraki, Japan.
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Nakanishi, T., Kusakabe, M., Aono, T. et al. Simultaneous measurements of cosmogenic radionuclides 32P, 33P and 7Be in dissolved and particulate forms in the upper ocean. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 279, 769–776 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-7374-5
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