Optimization of Pretreatment Protocol for Strontium-90 Analysis in Marine Fish Bone Samples

Overview

Journal Radiat Prot Dosimetry

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2024 Nov 14

PMID 39540478

Authors

Hirofumi Tazoe

Yosuke Amano

Yasuo Ishida

Masatoshi Yamada

Naofumi Akata

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Abstract

For systematic monitoring of radioactive nuclides in marine products, this study aimed at streamlining and simplifying the analysis method for the prominent radioisotope, strontium-90 (90Sr). The DGA chelate solid-phase extraction technique was employed for enhanced efficiency. The study focused on optimizing the necessary pretreatment procedures while minimizing the steps involving HNO3 leaching. This protocol enabled the quantitative recovery of strontium, and it facilitated a rapid analysis without the need for a time-consuming evaporation step and without waiting for secular equilibrium between 90Sr and its progeny to be reached. The method incorporating the optimized pretreatment protocol was applied to three diverse marine fish species and the accurate quantification of 90Sr at background levels in surface seawater was achieved. The method obtained concentrations in bone samples from these species that ranged from 0.036 to 0.120 mBq per kg-dry, and chemical yield values were notably high, ranging from 87.7% to 92.5%.

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