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A part per trillion isotope ratio analysis of ⁹⁰Sr/⁸⁸Sr using energy-filtered thermal ionization mass spectrometry.

ABSTRACT: Strontium-90 is a major radioactive nuclide released by nuclear accidents and discharge waste. Input of such radioactive nuclide into earth surface environment causes potential threat of long-term internal exposure when taken up by organism. Rapid and precise measurement of ⁹⁰Sr in variety of environmental sample is important to understand the distribution and dynamics of ⁹⁰Sr in the local environment after the accident and to assess the effect of radioactive nuclide inputs on bodies. However, previous ⁹⁰Sr measurement techniques have drawbacks such as long measurement times for radiometry and high detection limits for mass spectrometry. Here we present a technique to accurately measure a significantly small amount of ⁹⁰Sr in natural environmental samples using an energy-filtered thermal ionization mass spectrometry. Our technique achieved a ⁹⁰Sr detection limit of 0.23 ag, which corresponds to a ⁹⁰Sr activity of 1.2 µBq. The detection limit was lowered by two orders of magnitude compared with the previous mass spectrometric ⁹⁰Sr analyses. The ability of our technique will expand the applicability of mass spectrometric ⁹⁰Sr survey not only to the rapid ⁹⁰Sr survey upon nuclear accidents but also to study a long-term environmental diffusion of radioactive materials using size-limited environmental and biological samples.

SUBMITTER: Wakaki S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783016 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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