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Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - DTU Orbit

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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….……..….14<br />

1.1 Iodine in nature………………………………………………………………………………………....14<br />

1.1.1 Stable iodine ( 127 I)…………………………………………………………………………………..14<br />

1.1.2 Radioactive iodine ( 129 I)………………………………………………………………………….....17<br />

1.1.2.1 Natural sources……………………………………………………………………………………18<br />

1.1.2.2 Anthropogenic sources……………………………………………………………………………18<br />

1.2 Measurement <strong>of</strong> 129 I and 127 I…………………………………………………………………………..…20<br />

1.3 Chemical speciation analysis …………………………………………………………………..………22<br />

1.4 Overview <strong>of</strong> analytical techniques <strong>for</strong> chemical speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> iodine ( 129 I and 127 I) in<br />

environmental samples………………………………………………………………………………...……23<br />

1.4.1 Speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 127 I and 129 I in fresh and seawater…………………………………………...23<br />

1.4.2. Speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 127 I and 129 I in soil and sediment………………………………….…………24<br />

1.4.3 Speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 127 I and 129 I in seaweed………………………………………………………25<br />

1.5 Scope <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study………………………………………………………………………………………26<br />

2 Analytical procedures used in this work……………………………................……………………………..27<br />

2.1 Experimental materials………………………………………………………………….......………….27<br />

2.2 On-line HPLC-ICP-MS method <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> direct speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 127<br />

I in water and leachate <strong>of</strong> soil<br />

and sediment samples………………………………………………………………………………………27<br />

2.3 Quantification <strong>of</strong> total iodine including iodine organic and inorganic species in fresh water and<br />

seawater samples by adsorption onto activated charcoal and DEAE 32 cellulose………….…………...…29<br />

2.4 Quantification <strong>of</strong> total iodine in fresh water by oxidation <strong>of</strong> organic matter followed by reduction to<br />

iodide <strong>of</strong> all species and precipitation as silver iodine……………………………………………………..31<br />

2.5 A rapid method <strong>for</strong> quantification <strong>of</strong> total iodine including iodine organic and inorganic species in fresh<br />

water and seawater samples by NaClO and NaOH oxidation <strong>of</strong> iodine species…………………………....32<br />

2.6 Chemical speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 129 I and 127 I in soil and sediment …………………………………….32<br />

2.7 Chemical speciation analysis <strong>of</strong> 129<br />

I and 127<br />

I (as iodide and iodate) in fresh water and seawater ….….33<br />

2.8 Analysis <strong>of</strong> 129 I and 127 I total concentration in seaweed samples………………………………………33<br />

2.9 Extraction <strong>of</strong> iodine from leachate seaweed, soil, sediment and eluent and effluent <strong>of</strong> water<br />

samples……………………………………………………………………………………………………...34<br />

2.10 Preparation <strong>of</strong> 129 I <strong>for</strong> AMS measurements………………………………………...…………………34<br />

2.11 127 I preparation <strong>for</strong> ICP-MS measurements………………………………………...…………………34<br />

3 Results and Discussion…………………………………………………….………………………………36<br />

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