ML19317H171

Determination of Low Concentrations of I-129 & I-131 in Milk Samples.

ML19317H171
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Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	09/18/1975
From:	Thomas C Battelle Memorial Institute, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATION
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' DETEPJ1L.aTION OF LOW CONCENTRATIO.:.3.OF .  ; IODINE-129 ,

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' AND IODINE-131 IN MIIK SAMPLES ,

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A. procedure.is described for the analysis of 131r and I

,, in milk. samples; which permits very accurata measurements of 0.2

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.GJ.EW 'carr. Cier;  :;Q:and ... - a afew.

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L M:' sodium-hisulfita .- per- four-liters.

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n:- py . .~%ri.

s of. 'milke sa -

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techniquei has

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1,r=gg : st4 v'n.- + vgg. 's ' liters lo_ f milk...with anion exchange resin _ Tliac.radiciod 2 . .i.: - .. , .. *

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'fr. ' ist sub'sequently extracted,from the resin using a 5% hypochl

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. . solution After reduction.of the radiciodina with. hydroxylamine' .

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1-g. .. :- hydrochlorido,.. it.:is extracted. into carbon tetrachloride, reduced v

.- : . . - . .with. bisulfite,.. 'and back-extracted into water.

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The radiciodina-

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- YE, . is then precipitated as palladous iodide. Chamical yield based or s-added; icaine carrier is determined gravi-=trically. .The 13y I is -

Y mer.sured by counting in a low background properticr4 gs.s.flou

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i beta counter. .

i The following list contains the special apparatus, chamical reagents, analytical procedure required in.the procedure; m

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3. .Magne. tic.stirre.r .

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4. Suction filtering apparatus - -

5.. 250-ml and.125.ml separatory funnels

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6. Low-background beta counter (nominal SacNround.

<1 count per min. )

7. Nylon rings and discs, M'ylar, glass fiSar paper .C2.3

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cm) (see HASL 300) . .__..,-0 r-a -

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.1 43odide:- carrier;, 10 mg/ml *

. dissolve.1.181 grass .Nar *

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mesh., form.- .-... '.;...-:.  ;.

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2.'.../ : ',,,.. ~ .. ' 3%.1, 2Mc.NaCf- ' dissolve 116.9 grams NACL ir.1 *er-1waher - m r.. < . t ,.

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.f 8...;1M NaHSO 3 - dissolve 1.041 grams of r m O3.i* ~

'10 ml water (prepare daily)

9. ECl, concentrate <c .

10. Palladous chloride, s10 mg/ml - dissolva 2.00 gra=s of

• ' 1 PdCl 2 .2HC0 in 100 ml of water I

11. Reagent grades formaldehyde C37%I

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carrier (10 mg I /ml) and few drops of freshly prepared

, sodium bisulfite to four liters mb.k. sample at time of

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collection to prevent spoilage. ,

d.alytical Procedure

1. Pour a 4-liter milk sample into a 4-liter beaker and add E.

a 50-ml: water slurry of anion. resin (Dower 1. x 8[ 50-100

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mesh,..ClI form) to milk. Place.a large (6 cm long)

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Q.5.~; -magnetic

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stirring bar in beaker.and stir vigorously-

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" ; yi. !for. 20:. minutes . . '(Note 1) ..2."I.5 I '.c.

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ithe- bottom of the beaker for. 20 minutes Caref"17- decan

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' tlie milk into .a 'second 4-liter beaker leaving the ion'

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a exchange resin behind.. Wash.:the resin with distilled

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if water inEo . > -

600 ml beab r and save. CF.! ,

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the-magnetic . stirring bar in the second 4-liter -,_.

' beakc.,: add 'a- second 50 ml water slurry of anion. resin

, . to the milk and stir vigorously for 20 minutes.

4. F.emove stirring bar and allow resin to settle to bottom of beaker for 20 minutes. Carefully decant the' milk.and ~

discard. Wash.this resin into the 600 mL beaker con-taining the resin from step 2. Alloir it to se'ttle and decant water to t.raste.

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.'. 5. To this.combincd rc=in add 300 ml of he . water,.Qthout

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80-91 C) .etir briefly, then albk resid to c==pletalf

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settle.' Discard the hoti water. Repeat t" ~s hot ' water wash thres times.

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6. Add 100 ml of 5-6% NaOC1 to the resin, placa a s all.

(.2.2 cm long) magnetic stirring bar i . t~.a. hea%er and stir vigorously for 5 minutes,on a =agna" .

stirrer..

7. Filter the resin slurry through a suctic: "fi tar and retain the NaOCl solution. (Note 2) I -

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Reextract the-resin by repeating steps. 6 and. 7J.l[7.l. . .

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94.2 Discard.. the. resi.n, . ccmbine the two 1G0 =1 sol"' wns-m.

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?;!.,:. of NaOCL.and;.. carefully- add -40 mL of conc .

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Pour:.. the, acidified NaOCl solution into a 50CL mL separated

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f. . .r w . ..:Y? funnel;.and add'100 ' ml of CC1, .

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11. Add 2 grams ~ of h.ydroxylamine hydrochicrida and ehd =

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the iodine into tha cr:: nM< - nBaen

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' Drain. lower organic phase iniio clean. 501 =L sepa_7 torr

', funnel and.save. .-

13. Add 100 ml CCl 4 ad 1 g= hydrarzia.i.; grc:' .crida .

to the aquaous phasa in tha first sapirat:ri- 4 ---=1 t

and reextract. Combine organic phases a i discard .

aqueous phase.

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to O 'ecoaratorv funnel containg the combined'CCI L an

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15. Proceed to mounting procedure. -

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L'.ounting Procedure .

1. Transfer the, aqueous (upper phase into a clean 100 ml beaker and add 1 ml of. conc. hcl and 10 ml of PdCl 2 - .

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.n solution. Stir and. let stand. for- 5 minutes -

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-d':ry!. polyethylene .. ;.. q, . ,. . -

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' nylon) described in HASL' 300,;."Procedura .

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110*C'.and.. weigh.to th's nearest 0. 1 milligram.- '(Alternat.i

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the sample may be dried on 'a ' hot plate at low heat .for

.%  :. . . . , .a about.30 minutes.1

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. Mount the precipitate on a nylon disc,. cover-with Mylar - ~

(1/4 mil thick), and fasten with. ring. (This procedure

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is describad in HASL 300.) (Note 7) -

5. Count in a low-background counter for 1000 minutes.-

6. If net counting rate of sample is greater tha$t 0.3 cpm (indicating the presence of radiciodine) , recount after 7-8' days to confirm the presence of 13 I by its decay raC-5'

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--. Calculhto 'es picoeurios I-131 per liter of = ilk. at t' a time ( ,f campling.

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.- 1. Resin should b's treated to remove any fines. This is acconplished by washing t}ith. water and allos-ing to settle for 5 minutes before decanting sa er.to dr=#-'.

Repeat until any fines are removed. .

2. Resin should be very ligh.t strait color after Nacci

- extraction; if not lighi.' colored, tha NaCC1.is balcr strength, and a fresh. solution should be obtM :.ed.

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grade clorox has been fo". " to ba.~.ade.ciate.

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,- . .3..... Add. tha acid slaulf with. stirring un' # 7 tha. vigorous.

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,..;g. . . n' .. reaction....:.' subsides... Perform in well vacF#1atecl.

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Proceed!.with. caution in thisIstep... Excessive. gas p.,,,._._._.......'4...:

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.a +'-=- stopcock.

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or cap,on..the . ;. -

separatory funnel to " pop" with.conseq~

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,- - quent:.. loss of sample.. Start by gentir s.:irlinch -the. .

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. solution.to effect mixing. . Invert +'-= saparatorr '.fn-- = T-

, with.the stopcock. pointing up.and releasa the pressure by opening the stopcock.. Close tha stop:: '$, c'-=~m, and repeat the pressure release sequence.

5. Organic phase should be deep red'; id not, allo : sangla.

. to set for few minutes and shake acain. Raceat h*- =

waiting period if necessary.

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les,s; if not add additicinal-NaiISO 3 and. reextract..

7. HASL,300." Procedure Manual" Health and Safety Laboratory, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 376 Hudson.St., New York,.

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