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Loss of radiocarbon in direct use of Aquasol for liquid scintillation counting of solutions containing 14 C‐NaHCO 3 1
Author(s) -
Iverson Richard L.,
Bittaker Henry F.,
Myers Ver B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.5.0756
Subject(s) - liquid scintillation counting , carbon 14 , phenethylamine , aqueous solution , chemistry , radiocarbon dating , scintillation counter , radiochemistry , carbon fibers , scintillation , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , detector , materials science , physics , organic chemistry , stereochemistry , nuclear physics , optics , geology , composite number , composite material , paleontology
Carbon‐14 activity was lost when 14 C‐NaHCO 3 in aqueous solution was added to Aquasol. Phenethylamine can be used to form carbamates which are stable in Aquasol in order to achieve complete retention of 14 C in the liquid scintillation cocktail.