Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences

1. Neutron Activation and Related Methods

   1. Study of Physiopathological Phenomena in Dental Enamel by Neutron Activation Analysis

      • M. Ung Bao, V. Vernois, N. Deschamps, G. Revel

      Pages 169-176

   2. Trace Elemental Content of Biological Materials

      • Neil I. Ward, Fadi R. Abou-Shakra, Steven F. Durrant

      Pages 177-187

   3. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Geological and Biological Reference Materials Using the ko-Standardization Method

      • M. Carmo Freitas

      Pages 189-194

2. Nuclear Methods in Environmental Studies

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Soluble Metals in the Atmosphere and Their Biological Implications

      • John W. Winchester

      Pages 195-212

   3. Major and Trace Elements in Spruce Needles by NAA

      • Armin Wyttenbach, Sixto Bajo, Leonhard Tobler

      Pages 213-221

   4. Transfer of Toxic Elements from the Atmosphere to Cattle and Game Animals

      • C. Ronneau, J. Patigny-Evers, J. Cara

      Pages 223-229

   5. Determination of Trace Elements in Aerosol Samples by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

      • R. P. Paiva, C. J. S. Munita, I.I. L Cunha, J. Romano, C. D. Alonso

      Pages 231-242

   6. Production of 134Cs Thermo-Generated Aerosols Study of Their Behavior After Deposition on Spruce Trees

      • C. Ronneau, K. Fonsny, C. Myttenaere

      Pages 243-248

   7. Whole Body Content and Turnover of Cs and K

      • D. Berg, W. E. Kollmer, K. Henrichs, G. Voigt

      Pages 249-256

   8. Studies of Cadmium Uptake in Bone and Its Environmental Distribution

      • S. S. Krishnan, S. M. W. Lui, R. E. Jervis, J. E. Harrison

      Pages 257-261

   9. Elemental Concentrations in Hair of Inhabitants of a Cadmium-Polluted Area

      • T. Takeuchi, Y. Nakano, A. Aoki, S. Ohmori, M. Kasuya

      Pages 263-268

   10. Determination of Manganese in Airborne Particulates in a Dry-Cell Battery Factory Using X-Ray Fluorescence Technique

       • T. Sumitra, S. Kongsombatsuk

       Pages 269-277

   11. Environmental Impact of the Gold Mining Industry in Ghana

       • S. Akoto Bamford, E. Osae, I. Aboh, C. A. Biney, L. A. Antwi

       Pages 279-285

   12. Trace Element Determination in Scalp Hair of People Working at a Copper Smelter

       • M. D. Tshiashala, K. Kabengele, B. M. Lumu

       Pages 287-294

   13. Air Quality Status in Kinshasa as Determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, and Ion-Exchange Chromatography

       • K. K. Lobo, M. D. Tshiashala, B. M. Lumu, K. Matamba, C. Ronneau

       Pages 295-305

   14. Mapping Technique Based on Elemental Hair Composition Data

       • L. I. Zhuk, A. A. Kist

       Pages 307-320

   15. Environmental Specimen Banking

       • Robert E. Lee

       Pages 321-327

   16. Alaskan Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project

       • Paul R. Becker, Barbara J. Koster, Stephen A. Wise, Rolf Zeisler

       Pages 329-334

   17. A Comprehensive Study on the Contents and Leaching of Trace Elements from Fly-Ash Originating from Polish Hard Coal by NAA and AAS Methods

       • Rajmund Dybczynski, Krzysztof Kulisa, Maria Malusecka, Maria Mandecka, Halina Polkowska-Motrenko, Slawomir Sterlinski et al.

       Pages 335-345

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• life sciences
• metabolism
• nutrition
• population
• protein
• sex
• tissue
• water

The book is very readable and serves as an excellent reference source for research in the fields of analytical methodology and application for a wide range of biological, medical, and environmental samples...a very good compilation of technical papers.-Analyst

• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA

  Rolf Zeisler

• University of California, Irvine, USA

  Vincent P. Guinn

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