Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences

A Short History of Nuclear Activation Analysis.- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological Samples.- Neutron Activation Analysis of Biological Samples with a Preirradiation Chemical Separation.- Nondestructive Determination of Arsenic in Urine by Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis and Compton Suppression.- CADEIA and REJECT: Codes to Complete Relevant ?-? and ?-? True-Coincidence Lines in Absolute Counting of Gamma Rays with a LEPD.- Determination of Trace Elements in Standard Reference Materials by the ko-Standardization Method.- A New Microcomputer-Controlled Neutron Activation Analysis System: Description and Applications for the Analysis of Bioenvironmental Specimens.- The Use of Compton Suppression Spectrometers for Trace Element Studies in Biological Materials.- Tomography and Elemental Analysis of Biological Systems.- Application of Polyaciylamide Gel Electrophoresis/Neutron Activation Analysis for Protein Quantiication.- Location and Quantification of Metal Ions in Enzymes Combining Polyaciylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission.- Analysis of Biological Samples Using Prompt Gamma Radiations Induced by 14.7-MeV Neutrons.- A New Technique for the Study of Erythrocyte Survival by Double Labeling and Use of a Well-Type Ge Detector.- Charged-Particle Activation Analysis of Biological Material.- An ?-Ray Microprobe Facility Using Synchrotron Radiation.- Radioisotope Induced X-Ray Emission (RI ?E) Studies in Life Sciences.- Nuclear Analytical Methods for Trace Element Studies in Calcified Tissues.- Fluorine Concentrations in Bone Biopsy Samples Determined by Proton-Induced Gamma-Ray Emission and Cyclic Neutron Activation.- Study of Physiopathological Phenomena in Dental Enamel by Neutron Activation Analysis.- Trace ElementContent of Biological Materials: A Comparison of NAA and ICP-MS Analysis.- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Geological and Biological Reference Materials Using the ko-Standardization Method.- Soluble Metals in the Atmosphere and Their Biological Implications: A Study to Identify Important Aerosol Components by Statistical Analysis of PIXE Data.- Major and Trace Elements in Spruce Needles by NAA.- Transfer of Toxic Elements from the Atmosphere to Cattle and Game Animals.- Determination of Trace Elements In Aerosol Samples by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis.- Production of 134s Thermo-Generated Aerosols: Study of Their Behavior After Deposition on Spruce Trees.- Whole Body Content and Turnover of Cs and K.- Studies of Cadmium Uptake in Bone and Its Environmental Distribution.- Elemental Concentrations in Hair of Inhabitants of a Cadmium-Polluted Area.- Determination of Manganese in Airborne Particulates in a Dry-Cell Battery Factory Using ?-Ray Fluorescence Technique.- Environmental Impact of the Gold Mining Industry in Ghana.- Trace Element Determination in Scalp Hair of People Working at a Copper Smelter.- Air Quality Status in Kinshasa as Determined by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, and Ion Exchange Chromatography.- Mapping Technique Based on Elemental Hair Composition Data.- Environmental Specimen Banking: A Complement to Environmental Monitoring.- Alaskan Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project.- A Comprehensive Study on the Contents and Leaching of Trace Elements from Fly-Ash Originating from Polish Hard Coal by NAA and AAS Methods.- An Environmental Research on Trace Elements in Freshwater Fish by Neutron Activation Analysis.- Identifying Source of Groundwater Pollution Using Trace Element Signatures.-An Application of INAA and PIXE on the Analysis of Nutritional and Toxicological Elements in Samples of Drinkable Water.- Plastics from Household Goods Waste as a Source of Heavy Metal Pollution: An Inventory Study Using INAA as the Analytical Technique.- Reference Man and Woman More Fully Characterized: Variations on the Basis of Body Size, Age, Sex, and Race.- In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis of Organ Cadmium Burdens: Referent Levels in Liver and Kidney and the Impact of Smoking.- In Vivo Measurements of Cadmium and Lead in Occupationally- Exposed Workers and an Urban Population.- Recent Developments in In Vivo Neutron Activation Analysis Facilities.- A Proposed Three-Phase Counting System for the In Vivo Measurement of the Major Elements Using Pulsed 14 MeV Neutrons.- Measurements of Total Body Calcium by Prompt-Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis Using a 252Cf Source.- Combination of Neutron Activation Analysis, Tracer Techniques, and Biochemical Methods in the Investigation of Selenium Metabolism.- Speciation of Chromium in Plasma and Liver Tissue of Endstage Renal Failure Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.- A Search for Longitudinal Variations in Trace Element Levels in Nails of Alzheimer ’s Disease Patients.- Whole Body Elimination Routes of Gold in Humans After a Single-Dose Application of the Antirheumatic Auranofin.- Trace Element Distribution in the Hair of Some Sickle Cell Anemia Patients and Controls.- Minor and Trace Elemental Contents of Cancerous Breast Tissue Measured by Instrumental and Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis.- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Kidney Stones.- Studies on Zinc- and Cadmium-Bound Proteins in Bovine Kidneys by Biochemical and Neutron Activation Techniques.- Metabolic Deposition ofSelenium and Cadmium into the Hair and Other Tissues of the Guinea Pig.- Carbon Determination in Human Teeth by Activation with He-3 Ions.- Vanadium Determination at the Ultratrace Level in Biological Reference Materials and Serum by Radiochemical Neutron Activation Analysis.- Factors Affecting the Levels Reported for Vanadium in Human Serum.- Determination of Trace Elements in Human Serum by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry: Comparison with Nuclear Analytical Techniques.- Aspects of Accuracy and Precision in the Determination of As and Sbin Biological Materials by Neutron Activation Analysis.- Homogeneity and Evaluation of the New NIST Leaf Certified Reference Materials.- Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Standard Reference Material 1941, Organics in Marine Sediment: Element Content and Homogeneity.- Applicability of Microwave Add Digestion to Sample Preparation of Biological Materials for Analysis by Partide-Induced ?-Ray Emission (PD ?E).- New Essential Trace Elements for the Life Sciences.- Neutron Capture Prompt- ? Activation Analysis of Foods.- Activation Analysis of Human Diet Samples with Epithermal Neutrons.- Determination of Selenium in Duplicate Diets of Residents of Pinhel, Portugal, by Neutron Activation.- Multielement Determination in Rice, Wheat, and Barley by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis.- Nuclear and Atomic Analytical Techniques in Environmental Studies in South America.- Use of Nuclear Physics Methods in Life Sciences in the USSR.- Applications of Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences as Exemplified by Recent Research Programs of the IAEA.- Determination of Mercury in Human Blood Serum and Packed Blood Cells by Neutron Activation Analysis.- Determination of Main and Trace Element Contents in Human Brainby NAA and ICP-AES Methods.- Levels of Some Trace Elements in Selected Autopsy Organs, and in Hair and Blood Samples from Adult Subjects of the Italian Population.- Trace Element Distribution in Human Eye.- Pigmentation and Temporal Effects on Trace Elements in Hair.- Preliminary Study of the Distribution of the Toxic Elements As, Cd, and Hg in Human Hair and Tissues by RNAA.- Study of Correlation of Se Content in Human Hair and Internal Organs by INAA.- Determination of Inorganic Components in Brazilian Medicinal Plants by Neutron Activation Analysis.- PIXE Determination of Essential Trace Elements in Some Traditional Chinese Medicines.- Inductively Coupled Atomic Emission Spectrometry and Neutron Activation Analysis for the Determination of Element Reference Values in Human Lung Tissue.- Author Index.

The book is very readable and serves as an excellent reference source for research in the fields of analytical methodology and application for a wide range of biological, medical, and environmental samples...a very good compilation of technical papers.-Analyst