A survey of trace elements in fresh-water fish and rice along the Han River by neutron activation analysis |
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Authors: | Park K. S. Kim N. B. Kim Y. S. Lee K. Y. Chun S. K. Yoon Y. Y. |
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Affiliation: | 1.Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials, 30, Gajeong-dong, Yooseong-gu, 305-350, Taejeon, Korea ; |
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Abstract: | For a case study of environmental pollution, radiochemical neutron activation analysis (RNAA) was applied to the crucian and rice collected along the Han River. The crucian was analyzed for three times in 1973, 1987, and 1990. Sixteen trace elements (Hg, Cd, As, Br, Cu, Na, K, Se, Cr, Hf, Rb, Fe, Zn, Co, La, and Cs) were determined by RNAA using distillation and diethyldithiocarbamate extraction methods. Contents of Na, K, Se, Hf, Fe, Zn, and Co were almost constant regardless of the sampling place and year. The contents of the other elements showed increasing trends down river, especially in the first investigation. At the lower part of the river, the contents showed decreasing trends with the time of sampling, especially during the first two investigations. These trends were typical for Hg and Cd. Rice was analyzed by the same method for 12 elements, and the results showed no regional trends, but have decreased after 1973. |
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Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >Index Entries Trace elements radiochemical neutron activation analysis fresh-water fish rice river pollution |
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