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Polarographic Determination of Uranium in Dust Samples (open access)

Polarographic Determination of Uranium in Dust Samples

Abstract: "Samples of dust are collected from the atmosphere with a Mine Safety Appliance Co. electrostatic precipitator and analyzed for uranium by means of a dropping mercury electrode apparatus. Two to three micrograms of uranium can be detected in a cell solution volume of 1 ml. Iron, nickel and chromium present in shop dusts do not interfere. Copper may interfere if present in excess but may be removed by a sulfide precipitation. Directions for preparation of cell solution and operation of the Polarograph are given. The polarographic method described may be used for determination of uranium in samples other than atmospheric dusts."
Date: August 30, 1943
Creator: Smith, Stanton B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neutron Measurements with Cadmium Coated Chambers (open access)

Neutron Measurements with Cadmium Coated Chambers

The following report discusses measurements for slow and fast neutrons from cadmium coated ionization chambers.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: Wilson, H. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Colorimetric Method (open access)

A Colorimetric Method

From abstract: "This paper gives a method for determining Uranium using sodium cresotate as a colorimetric reagent. A precision is obtained of better than 2%. In carrying out analyses for Uranium in corrosion products by existing methods such as ignition to the oxide, silver reductor, or titration with ceric sulfate, it became apparent that a rapid, fairly accurate method for determining uranyl ion would be of great value. Such a method is described in this paper. The most logical color to use is that given by the ferrocyanide complex, but upon studying this, it proved to be unsatisfactory. Sodium salycilate also gives a color which has been used with some success, but its color appears to fade and is not very sensitive. A similar compound, sodium cresotate, was found to give an orange-red color and is the reagent used in the method to be described."
Date: June 30, 1943
Creator: Priest, H. F. & Priest, G. I.
System: The UNT Digital Library