Conference & Symposium Papers
22/CD
UNEDITED PAPERS
International Conference
held in Vienna, Austria,
10–13 June 2003
Isotopic and Nuclear
Analytical Techniques
for Health and Environment
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Foreword
Contents
Summar y
Sessions
List of par ticipants
Conference officials
Conference photos
Related IAEA publications
The originating Sections of this publication in the IAEA were:
Industrial Applications and Chemistry Section
Nutrition and Health-Related Environmental Studies Section
Physics, Chemistry, Instrumentation Laboratory
Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
International Atomic Energy Agency
Wagramer Strasse 5
P.O. Box 100
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
ISOTOPIC AND NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
IAEA, VIENNA, 2004
IAEA-CSP-22/CD
ISBN 92-0-100504-0
ISSN 1562-4153
© IAEA, 2004
Printed by the IAEA in Austria
April 2004
CONTENTS
Summary
Opening Speech
W. Burkart, IAEA
Opening Address
G.A. Clugston, WHO
ISOTOPIC AND NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES (GENERAL)
(Session 1)
Advanced nuclear techniques for health and environment
C. Tuniz
Improving tritium exposure reconstructions using accelerator mass spectrometry
A.H. Love, J.R. Hunt, J.P. Knezovich
Application of Nuclear Microprobe Techniques in the Analysis of Biological Materials
S. Kumar, V.S. Raju
Instrumental neutron activation analysis of biological materials using research reactors at BARC
R. Acharya, A.G.C. Nair, A.V.R. Reddy, S.B. Manohar
The internal comparator method in INAA
X. Lin, R. Henkelmann
Development of a prompt gamma neutron activation analysis facility for small animal in vivo body
composition studies using Am-Be source
E. Stamatelatos, K. Kasviki, S. Green, M. Gainey, J. Kalef-Ezra, A. Beddoe
Application of X ray fluorescence techniques for the determination of hazardous and essential trace
elements in environmental and biological materials
S.A. Bamford, D. Wegrzynek, E. Chinea-Cano, A. Markowicz
METROLOGY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN NUCLEAR MEASUREMENTS
(Session 2)
Intrinsic quality assurance aspects of neutron activation analysis
R.R. Greenberg
Metrological assessment of the high-accuracy RNAA method of Co determination in
biological materials
H. Polkowska-Motrenko, B. Danko, R. Dybczyński
The TDCR method as an important tool in radionuclide metrology
R. Broda, K. Małetka
Analytical quality assurance/quality control of nuclear techniques within RER/2/004
P. Arikan, O. Acar, R. Acar, G.A. Aycik, M.A. Cetiner, H. Demirel, N. Efe, T. Golge,
R. Gurellier, R. Kirmaz, S. Tulumen, H. Yucel, A. Zararsiz, Y. Agus
A competitive method for simultaneous deuteron-cyclotron production of
no-carrier-added Cu-64 and Ga-67,66 for applications in PET radiodiagnostic
and metabolic therapy of tumours
F. Groppi, M. Bonardi, C. Birattari, C.H.S. Mainardi, E. Menapace
Provenance study of Amerindian ceramic figurines with PGNAA
Zs. Kasztovszky, Ma. M. Mackowiak de Antczak, A. Antczak, B. Millan, J. Bermúdez, L. Sajó-Bohus
Elemental contents in Napoleon’s hairs cut before and after his death: did Napoleon
die from arsenic poisoning?
X. Lin, D. Alber, R. Henkelmann
POSTER SESSION
(Session 3)
Environment:
Radon-222 in outdoor air in the Finnish arctic
J. Paatero, A. Virkkula, R. Hillamo, Y. Viisanen
Biomonitoring of trace-element air pollution in a gold mining area in Ghana
using the generalized k0-standardization NAA method
B.J.B. Nyarko, Y. Serfor-Armah, E.H.K. Akaho, A.W.K. Kyere
Radioecological situation in Montenegro
T. Andjelic, P. Vukotic, R. Zekic, R. Zizic, S. Jonanovic
Rapid determination of artificial alpha nuclides with long lives using time interval analysis method
Y. Uezu, J. Koarashi, Y. Sanada, T. Hashimoto
Influence of aerosol concentration and multivariate data processing on indication of
radon progeny concentration in air
B. Machaj, P. Urbanski
239+240
Pu and 90Sr deposition densities in undisturbed surface soil in Vietnam
Nguyen Hao Quang, Nguyen Quang Long, Dinh Thi Bich Lieu, Tran Tuyet Mai,
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Doan Tuan Anh, Dang Duc Nhan, Pham Duy Hien
Application of nuclear and related analytical techniques in biomonitoring
S. Dragović, S. Stanković, A. Čučulović
The transfer of iodine deposited onto the Chinese cabbage
Hansoo Lee, Heui-Joo Choi, Hee-Suk Kang, Donghan Yu,
Kwang-Mook Lim, Yong Ho Choi, Chang Woo Lee
Gammaspectrometric determination of depleted uranium in soil
G. Pantelić, M. Eremić Savković, I. Tanasković, V. Vuletić, L. Javorina
Ra-226 and Ra-228 in bottled mineral waters in Germany
M. Beyermann, T. Bünger
XRF analysers and their application in ecology, in mining and processing industries
S.M. Brodsky, V.P. Varvaritza, S.A. Koloskov, N.R. Kuzelev, Y.D. Lavrentjev,
V.J. Nagorny, K.I. Shchekin
Quality control of INAA-k0 and ICP-MS as bio-monitoring analysis techniques — application to
Moroccan atmospheric pollution study
T. El Khoukhi, R. Cherkaoui, A. Senhou, A. Couak, A. Gaudry, S. Ayrault, M. Chakir
Distribution of gamma emitter radionuclides in coastal sediments near the Venezuelan Atlantic front
J. Alfonso, D. Palacios, L. Sajo-Bohus, J. Castillo, J. Bermúdez
Sequential leaching extraction of 239,240Pu, 238Pu, 241Pu and 241Am from a mud sample: an
intercomparison study
C. Gascó, A. Komosa, A. Álvarez, N.Navarro, M.P. Antón
Behaviour of radioactive cesium in Northern Boreal forest ecosystems
J. Lehto, T. Jaakkola, I. Outola, M. Tillander, R. Pehrman
Biomonitoring air pollution in Chile
E. Cortés, N. Gras, I. Pereira, O. Andonie, L. Muñoz, X. Rojas, R. Riquelme, M. Molina
Natural radioactivity measurement in spring waters by the use of SARAD U/Ra-disc method
B. Kozlowska, T. Streil, D. Dawczynski
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Importance of the speciation of radionuclides for the calculation of
transfer coefficients: application to soil-fungus transfer
A. Baeza, J. Guillén, S. Hernández
Organically bound tritium, OBT: its true constitution
F. Baumgaertner, W. Donhaerl
Express monitoring of radioactive contamination of water and air using the instruments with
heightened sensitivity
A.B. Komissarov, A.I. Denisikov, A.F. Leonov, V.I. Nikitin, P.U. Fedorovski,
U.P. Fedorovski, S.B. Chebyshov
Automated systems of radiation monitoring of nuclear technologies and environment
S.B. Chebyshov, I.I. Tcherkachine, V.V. Kashkin, A.S. Knizhnik, U.D. Larin, N.V. Ryzhov
Investigations on the bioavailability of 137Cs and 239+240Pu in aerosol and dust samples
by fractional extraction
U.Ch. Gerstmann, G. Rosner, K. Bunzl
Human Health:
Assessment of natural radionuclide levels in Pakistan foodstuffs and associated
radiation doses
K. Khan, P. Akhter, S. D. Orfi, H. M. Khan
Tracing of mercury sources in Nahuel Huapi National Park, Patagonia, Argentina,
using lichens as atmospheric bioindicators
S. Ribeiro Guevara, D. Bubach, M. Arribére
Heavy metals bioindication in Northern Patagonia Lakes, Argentina, using
native mussel diplodon sp
S. Ribeiro Guevara, D. Bubach, P. Vigliano, G. Lippolt, M. Arribére
INAA applications in the age dynamics assessment of Ca, Cl, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Sr contents
in the cortical bone of human iliac crest
V. Zaichick
A field method for assessing body composition by portable XRF bromine analysis:
validation against instrumental neutron activation
J.J. Kehayias, I.E. Stamatelatos, C. Sheahan, M. O’Neill
High-accuracy method of molybdenum determination in biological materials by RNAA
B. Danko
Geochemical environment and its influence on trace element content of human hair
V. Valković
Neutron activation analysis at the service of the worker health:
determination of arsenic
M.Â. Menezes, E.C.P. Maia, C. Albinati
Determination of atmospheric concentration of toxic metals along urban motorways in two Nigerian
cities using TXRF technique
H.B. Olaniyi, I.B. Obioh, F.S. Oliseh, O.K. Owoade
Newer trace elements measured by RNAA and AAS
A.G. Gharib
Se and I content in military total diet
V. Stibilj, L. Pograjc, C. Hlastan Ribič, D. Pokorn, P. Smrkolj, A. Čibej, Z. Trkov
Carbon sequestration and estimated carbon credit values as measured using
13
C labeling and analysis by an optical breath test analyser
R.C. Hood, M. Khan, A. Haque, M. Khadir, J.P. Bonetto, L. Mayr, M. Heiling
Monitoring and evaluating efficacy and effectiveness of fortified food based
interventions using isotopic and nuclear techniques
B. Miranda-da-Cruz, N. Mokhtar, V. Iyengar
Determination of iodine species in cow milk by preconcentration epithermal
neutron activation analysis
K. Isaac-Olive, A. Chatt
New technology of diagnostic and control of a thyroid disease treatment using
in vivo X ray fluorescent analysis
V.V.Berezkin, V.Z.Zavelev, S.A.Koloskov, N.R.Kuzelev, V.U.Rodionov, A.S.Shtan,
K.I. Shchekin, L.D.Soshin, I.0.Tomashevsky
Stable isotope composition of food from different regions of Poland
R. Wierzchnicki, M. Derda, A. Mikołajczuk
Isotopic and Nuclear Techniques:
Multivariate techniques in processing data from radiometric experiments
P. Urbanski, E. Kowalska
Evaluation of 99Tcm-UBI and 99Tcm-HYNIC-UBI as potential
infection imaging radiopharmaceuticals
A. Korsak, R. Mikolajczak, B. Gorska, A. Markiewicz, E. Zakrzewska
Determination of chemical and radionuclidc impurities in 177Lu used for
labelling of radiopharmaceuticals
D. Pawlak, J.L. Parus, I. Sasinowska, R. Mikolajczak
Methods of measurements of activity and radionuclide purity in Radioisotope Centre POLATOM
K. Maletka, R. Broda, A. Tadrzak
Application of ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry)
in analysis of radioactive preparations
I. Sasinowska, W. Piecyk
The new RIA kit for the determination of progesterone in cow’s milk
E. Byszewska-Szpocińska, A. Markiewicz
The sensitivity of neutron methods for on-stream analysis of solutions
E.R. Kartashev
Quality assurance of analytical results in environmental samples by means of participation in
intercomparison round
B. Torres, P. Mendoza, P. Olivera, M. Ubillús, E. Montoya, P. Bedregal
Determination of trace elements in water samples by k0 based instrumental
neutron activation analysis using sodium comparator
B. Mendoza, M. Ubillús, B. Torres, E. Montoya, P. Bedregal
An XRF study on the pigments in wood carving of Jesuit missions of Argentina
A. Germanier, R.D. Pérez. R. Badini, M. Ravera, M. Rubio, J. Piana, A.M. Peiretti, A. Ávila
Measurement of nitrogen in explosives using nuclear techniques
A. Ahmadiniar, J. Rahighi, A. Emamjomeh
Comparison of liquid-liquid extraction and dolid phase extraction for manganese
in water analysed by neutron activation analysis
S.B. Sarmani, A.M. Bobaker
NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
(Session 4)
Simultaneous determination of radionuclides separable into natural decay series
using time interval analysis (TIA)
T. Hashimoto, Y. Uezu
INAA applications in the assessment of minor and trace element contents in
the soil of Moscow’s park
D. Zaichick, N. Dogadkin, V. Zaichick
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Use of PIXE, PIGE, XRF for the decision of ecological problems in the NSC KIPT
V. Levenets, V. Lapshin
RADIOECOLOGY
(Session 5)
The relevance of speciation to the environmental behaviour of radionuclides
B.J. Howard
Behaviour of gammaemitters, Sr-90 and transuranic elements in forest environment
T.K. Ikäheimonen, S. Klemola, E. Ilus
Heavy metal uptake efficiencies by mosses, lichens and rye grass
A. Senhou, S. Ayrault, A. Gaudry
Use tracer technique to investigate the dependence of soil-to-plant transfer factor
of Sr and Cs on the type of soils
Nguyen Hao Quang, Dang Duc Nhan, Pham Van, Vu Thuy Nga
Investigation of trace element atmospheric pollution by nuclear analytical techniques
at a global scale: harmonized approaches supported by the IAEA
B. Smodis
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
(Session 6)
Monitoring of ground level air in the framework of trace analysis:
methods and results
J. Bieringer, C. Schlosser
Regulatory and scientific aspects of environmental studies
R. Ladygienė, G. Morkūnas, L. Pilkytė
Multiple techniques used for radiological characterization of the Magurele Fortress –
Battery 14-15, Romania
L. Biro, C. Garlea, I. Garlea, N. Heredea, C. Kelerman
Naturally occurring radionuclides in thermal swimming pools of the Slovak Republic
A. Ďurecová, D. Bursová, F. Ďurec
Air radon concentrations in Tunisia - a preliminary study
M.V. El May, N. Chahed, S. Mtimet
An overview of indoor radon study carried out in dwellings of India and Bangladesh
during the last decade (1990-2000)
A. Srivastava
RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF FOOD AND WATER
(Session 7)
Improving food safety with accurrate analysis by laboratories participating in
proficiency testing programmes
E. Cortés, N. Gras
Assessment of drinking water radioactivity content by liquid scintillation counting:
set-up of high sensitivity and emergency procedures
R. Rusconi, M. Forte, S. Bellinzona, R. Gallini, G. Sgorbati
Sr-90 in various food and foodstuffs
U. Repinc, L. Benedik, R. Jakopič
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF STABLE ISOTOPE TECHNIQUES
IN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
(Session 8)
Mass spectrometry for nutritional and environmental applications: recent advances
S.K. Aggarwal
Isotopic techniques to diagnose infection: with special reference to helicobacter pylori
J. Boccio
Use of D-T produced fast neutrons for in vivo body composition analysis:
a reference method for nutritional assessment in the elderly
J.J. Kehayias
IAEA’s contributions to advances in nutritional and environmental metrology
G.V. Iyengar
Prevention and care of osteoporosis in the elderly: nutritional perspectives and isotopic tools
W.T.K. Lee
Nutrient fortification of foods evaluated by isotopic techniques
M.G.V. Mannar
Glucose tolerance by 13CO2 breath test methodology and utilization
Z. Latif, M.A. Tasneem, M. Ali, M.I. Sajjad, W.A. Coward
Utilization of stable isotope, 26Mg, for investigating the cause of sudden death
M. Chiba, A. Shinohara, Y. Inaba
APPLICATIONS OF ISOTOPIC TECHNIQUES IN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
(Session 9)
Global nutrition issues: a WHO perspective
G.A. Clugston
IAEA initiatives in body composition and breast milk determination:
examples from Ghana and Senegal
N. Mokhtar, B. Miranda-da-Cruz, V. Iyengar
Study of organohalogens in foodstuffs and environmental samples by
neutron activation analysis and related techniques
Z.F. Chai, D.D. Xu, W.K. Zhong, X.Y. Mao, H. Ouyang
Nutrient-pollutant interactions and their potential implications on human health
R. Gross, K. Gross, G.V. Iyengar
Use of milk progesterone RIA for the monitoring of artificial insemination of
dairy cows on smallholder farms in Turkey
I. Tosun, H. Ozcan, N. Cetinkaya
Assessment of occupational exposure to toxic metals in some paint and secondary
iron and steel industries in Lagos, Nigeria using TXRF technique
H.B. Olaniyi, I.B. Obioh, O.K. Owoade, F.S. Oliseh
Studies on mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazonic region using
neutron activation analysis and atomic absortion spectroscopy
M.B.A. Vasconcellos, M. Horvat, M.G.M. Catharino, G. Paletti, M. Saiki,
D.I.T. Fávaro, R. Baruzzi, D.A. Rodrigues
Heavy metals inputs in Northern Patagonia lakes from short sediment cores analysis
S. Ribeiro Guevara, A. Rizzo, R. Sánchez, M. Arribére
Intakes of radiologically important trace elements from Iranian daily diets
A.G. Gharib, S. Fatoorehchian
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL
AND RADIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES
(Session 10)
A future for nuclear analytical techniques? Why not?
P. Bode
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Analytical techniques in radiation technologies
A.G. Chmielewski, M. Haji-Saeid
Large sample NAA facility at GRR-1 research reactor: design and applications
F. Tzika, I.E. Stamatelatos, J. Kalef-Ezra, P. Bode
Simultaneous speciation analysis using neutron activation
A. Chatt, C.S. Bottaro, C.K. Jayawickreme, J.W. Kiceniuk, Y. Shi
MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND RADIOECOLOGY
(Session 11)
Radiotracer techniques for studying pollutant bioaccumulation in marine organisms
W. Fowler, J.L. Teyssié, O. Cotret, J. Paganelli, B. Danis, M. Warnau
Radioactive monitoring at Jakarta Bay and Muria Coastal Zone in Indonesia
H. Suseno, H. Umbara
Uptake, retention and organic/tissue distribution of 137Cs by Japanese catfish
(Silurus asotus linnaeus)
M.A. Malek, M. Nakahara, R. Nakamura
Determination of 210Pb in environmental samples following different procedures
C. Gascó, M.P. Antón, R. García, D. Pérez
Sources of environmental radioactivity in sediments of south of Gulf of Mexico
P.F. Rodríguez-Espinosa, V.M.V. Vidal, F.V. Vidal
Determination of metals and gamma radioactivity in marine algae from the
Venezuelan Central Coast
L. Sajo-Bohus, D. Palacios, J. Castillo, J. Bermúdez, E. Greaves
HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS IN THE
AREAS OF AQCS, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION
(Session 12 — Round table discussions)
Summary of the discussions