135Cs determination in the environment and its application:A review
CAO Li-guo1,2, ZHENG Jian3, PAN Shao-ming1, XIAO De-tao4
1. School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China;
2. School of Geography and Tourism, Shaannxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China;
3. Research Center of Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
4. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Under the background of rapid development in nuclear power,strengthen the knowledge of 135Cs analysis and application is extremely necessary.Therefore,based on published literatures and materials,the source term and instrumental analysis of 135Cs were summarized and addressed.Different chemical separation methods and mass spectrometry techniques (ICP-MS,TIMS,RIMS and AMS) for radiocesium determination were compared in this review.In addition,the obtained limit of detection and chemical yield in reported papers were also compared.Finally,we discussed the potential application of 135Cs/137Cs isotopic ratio in the environment with emphasis on Fukushima nuclear accident and prospects in accurate determination,migration behavior and application of 135Cs/137Cs isotopic ratio for future research.
曹立国, 郑建, 潘少明, 肖德涛. 环境介质中135Cs的测试分析及其示踪应用研究进展[J]. 中国环境科学, 2017, 37(7): 2731-2739.
CAO Li-guo, ZHENG Jian, PAN Shao-ming, XIAO De-tao. 135Cs determination in the environment and its application:A review. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2017, 37(7): 2731-2739.
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