1st Edition
Analytical Chemistry of Uranium Environmental, Forensic, Nuclear, and Toxicological Applications
Introduction: Fundamental Properties of Uranium and Its Compounds, the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, and Analytical Methods Used for Characterizing Uranium
Fundamentals of Uranium and Its Chemistry
Uranium in the NFC
Modern Analytical Techniques in a Nutshell
Industrial Applications
Industrial Considerations
Analytical Chemistry of Uranium Ores
Analytical Chemistry in the NFC
Depleted Uranium and Its Characterization
Determination of Uranium in Environmental Samples
Uranium Content in Soil
Uranium Content in Plants and Vegetation
Soil-to-Plant Transfer Factors
Uranium Content in Natural Freshwater Sources and Oceans
Uranium Content in Air and Other Environmental Samples
Exposure, Toxicity, and Biomonitoring of Uranium Exposure
Exposure Pathways
Toxicity
Bioassays for Uranium Exposure
Dose Assessment and Treatment of Exposed People
Trace Analysis and Nuclear Forensics
Nuclear Fingerprints
Bulk Analysis and Single Particle Analysis
Trace Analysis and Safeguards
Nuclear Forensics
Summary
Index
Biography
Dr. Zeev Karpas received his Ph. D. in 1976 (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel). In 1978 he joined the Nuclear Research Centre, Negev (Beer-Sheva, Israel) from which he retired as a Senior Research Scientist in 2013. Dr. Karpas has research interests mainly in the toxicological and environmental applications of laser-ablation and ICPMS and in the technology and science of ion mobility spectrometry and is the co-author of three monographs on the subject.
