1. Introduction

   • Zhifang Chai
   • Weizhi Tian
   • Rolf Zeisler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 2

2. Acquisition of improved reference values for cesium, iodine, strontium, thorium, and uranium in selected NIST reference materials

   • Robert M. Parr
   • Hisao Kawamura
   • G. Venkatesh Iyengar

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 13

3. Trends in trace element determinations in blood, serum, and urine of the dutch population, and the role of neutron activation analysis

   • Peter Bode
   • Jaap de Kok

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 20

4. INAA of serum zinc of inhabitants in five regions of the Czech Republic

   • Jan Kvicala
   • Václav Jiránek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 30

5. Characterization of selenium status of inhabitants in the region Ústi nad orlici, czech republic by inaa of blood serum and hair and fluorimetric analysis of urine

   • Jan Kvícala
   • Václav Zamrazil
   • Václav Jiránek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 39

6. Instrumental neutron activation analysis of rib bone samples and of bone reference materials

   • M. Saiki
   • M. K. Takata
   • A. Borelli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 46

7. IAEA internet database of natural matrix reference materials

   • A. R. Bleise
   • B. Smodiš
   • R. M. Parr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 53

8. Microbeam PIXE analysis of Na, K, Mg, and Ca in severely damaged cardiac tissue

   • B. A. W. Verhoef
   • J. J. M. de Goeij
   • M. J. A. de Voigt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 64

9. Nuclear microscopy in the life sciences at the national university of singapore

   • M. Q. Ren
   • P. S. P. Thong
   • F. Watt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 76

10. An external ion microbeam for studies of biological samples

    • Takuro Sakai
    • Yutaka Naitoh
    • Keizo Ishii

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

11. Improvements in the determination of radionuclide distribution in the analysis of irradiated samples using double-differentiation method

    • Nicholas M. Spyrou
    • Mohammad E. Mesbahi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 90

12. Radiotracer analysis of cadmium speciation in soil solutions using electrophoresis, dialysis, centrifugation, and ultrafiltration

    • Petr Beneš
    • JiŘí Mizera

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 101

13. Study on binding of REEs with water-soluble polysaccharides in fern

    • Y. Q. Wang
    • J. X. Sun
    • G. Y. Cao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 108

14. Correlation between total and EDTA/DTPA-extractable trace elements in soil and wheat

    • O. Cankur
    • N. K. Aras
    • A. Chatt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 119

15. Comparison of the chromium distribution in organs and subcellular fractions of normal and diabetic rats by using enriched stable isotope Cr-50 tracer technique

    • Weiyue Feng
    • Wenjun Ding
    • Zhifang Chai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 129

16. Investigation of selenium distribution in subcellular fractions of human liver by neutron activation analysis

    • Chunying Chen
    • Peiqun Zhang
    • Zhifang Chai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 138

17. Speciation of inorganic arsenic and selenium in leachates from landfills in relation to water quality assessment

    • A. M. Yusof
    • S. Salleh
    • A. K. H. Wood

    OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 148

18. Spatial distribution of extractable organohalogens in northern pink shrimp in the North Atlantic

    • Christina S. Bottaro
    • Joe W. Kiceniuk
    • Amares Chatt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 166

19. Health-related monitoring and assessment of airborne particulate matter

    • Robert M. Parr
    • Borut Smodiš

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 179

20. Characterization of airborne particulates in bangkok urban area by neutron activation analysis

    • Sunun Nouchpramool
    • Tatchai Sumitra
    • Vibul Leenanuphunt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 187

21. A study of air particulate pollution in colombo using a nuclear-related analytical technique

    • M. C. S. Seneviratne
    • P. Mahawatte
    • C. Sumithrarachchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 194

22. Collection and characterization of a bulk PM_2.5 air particulate matter material for use in reference materials

    • Susan F. Heller-Zeisler
    • John M. Ondov
    • Rolf Zeisler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 202

23. Determination of concentrations of elements in the atmospheric aerosol of the urban and rural areas of beijing in winter

    • Wang Xinfu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 208

24. Content of trace elements in the respirable fractions of the air particulate of urban and rural areas monitored by neutron activation analysis

    • M. Gallorini
    • E. Rizzio
    • And F. Groppi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 222

25. Measurement of PM 10/2.5 fractionated respirable particles in Urban Toronto by INAA, PIXE, ICP-AES, and LAMS

    • Robert E. Jervis
    • Phillip V. Tan
    • Greg J. Evans

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 232

26. INAA and PIXE of Atmospheric and Combustion Aerosols

    • Jan Kučera
    • Vladimír Havránek
    • Jaroslav šantroch

    OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 245

27. An evaluation of atmospheric deposition of trace elements into the great lakes

    • S. Biegalski
    • S. Landsberger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 256

28. Biomonitoring of air pollution as exemplified by recent IAEA programs

    • Borut Smodiš
    • Robert M. Parr

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 266

29. Study on air pollution in Beijing’s major industrial areas using multielements in biomonitors and NAA techniques

    • Bangfa Ni
    • Weizhi Tian
    • Gaokui He

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 272

30. Environmental assessment in an industrial area of Portugal

    • M. A. Reis
    • M. C. Freitas
    • C. Costa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 280

31. Determinations of subnanomole elemental levels by NAA and their possible impact on human health related issues

    • Rolf Zeisler
    • Robert R. Greenberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 289

32. Evaluation of trace elements in lung samples from coal miners using neutron activation analysis

    • Mitiko Saiki
    • Paulo H. N. Saldiva
    • Sérgio Haertel Alice

    OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 297

33. Environmental control in the uranium mine Lagoa Real, Brazil

    • Fábio Sileno Tagliaferro
    • Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes
    • Gabriel Adrián Sarriés

    OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 308

34. Comparative study of desert truffles from kuwait and other countries in the middle east for radionuclide concentration

    • D. Al-Azmi
    • H. R. Saad
    • A. R. Farhan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 315

35. Study of environmental biomonitoring of the Jiaozhou Bay

    • P. Q. Zhang
    • W. Q. Wang
    • J. H. Dong

    OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 323

36. Measurement of fluorine pollutant in plant leaves and soil using nuclear reaction analysis

    • Chuanshan Wamg
    • Jinliang Zhu
    • Shuxin Zhou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 329

37. Multielement compositions of marine phytoplankton samples from coastal areas of japan by instrumental neutron activation analysis

    • Toshiyuki Masuzawa
    • Teruyuki Suzuki
    • Mitsuru Yanada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 342

38. Neutron activation analysis of se in bovine plasma samples

    • S. Resmizky
    • M. E. Dallorso
    • E. Pawlak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 343 - 347

39. Plutonium,²⁴¹Am,⁹⁰sr, and¹³⁷cs concentrations in some antarctic matrices

    • Guogang Jia
    • C. Triulzi
    • M. Vaghi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 357

40. Bioaccumulation of rare earth elements in cultured hela cells

    • Yoshiko Tanaka
    • Keizo Kawamoto
    • Mitsuhiko Akaboshi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 363

41. Elemental analysis of herbal preparations for traditional medicines by neutron activation analysis with the k₀ standardization method

    • S. B. Sarmani
    • I. Abugassa
    • M. D. Yahya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 365 - 376

42. Determination of selenium in canadian food items by cyclic instrumental neutron activation analysis

    • Y. Shi
    • E. E. Sullivan
    • A. Chatt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 386

43. Lead and copper contamination of soil from industrial activities and firing ranges

    • S. Landsberger
    • F. Iskander
    • M. Kaminski

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 396

44. Radiochemical neutron activation analysis in the life sciences

    • J. J. M. De Goeij
    • R. Cornelis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 405

45. Prompt gamma-ray analysis using cold and thermal guided neutron beams at JAERI

    • Chushiro Yonezawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 407 - 413

46. Is loss-free counting under statistical control?

    • Stefaan Pommé

    OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 422

47. Limits of detection of a total reflection x-ray fluorescence system with double reflection module

    • V. F. Nascimento Filho
    • V. H. Poblete
    • A. A. Navarro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 423 - 430

48. Matrix effects in PIXE analysis of aerosols and ashes

    • Vladimír Havránek
    • Jan Kučera
    • Ivana Sýkorová

    OriginalPaper Pages: 431 - 442

49. Comparison of the relative and k₀ methods for the standardization of NAA with stable low-flux reactors

    • Gregory Kennedy
    • Jean St-Pierre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 443 - 451

50. An evaluation of thermal and epithermal neutron activation analysis compton suppression methods for biological reference materials

    • S. Landsberger
    • De Wu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 461