Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Determination of $^{226}Ra$ Isotope in the Leachate around Phosphogypsum Stack Using Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)를 이용한 인산석고 야적장 침출수 중의 $^{226}Ra$ 분석법 개발

  • 김근호 (과학기술연합대학원대학교) ;
  • 김용재 (과학기술연합대학원대학교) ;
  • 장병욱 (과학기술연합대학원대학교)
  • Received : 2011.10.10
  • Accepted : 2011.11.14
  • Published : 2011.12.30
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Abstract

Ba is the most useful element to get the $Ba(Ra)SO_4$ precipitate. However, when the high concentrations of ions such as sulfate, calcium are existed in the leachate of phosphogypsum stack, it is difficult to get the $Ba(Ra)SO_4$ precipitate. Since this reason, the developed method for the Ba coprecipitate using EDTA was performed to determine the $^{226}Ra$ concentration in the high sulfate sample. The average concentration of $^{226}Ra$ in a leachate of phosphogypsum using this method was 0.102 $Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ and the minimal detectable activity is 3.4 $mBq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$. The $mBq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ method was 0.102 $Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ and the minimal detectable activity is 3.4 $mBq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$. The $^{226}Ra$ stock solution and the CRM (Certified Reference Material) were analyzed to verify this method. In analyzed $^{226}Ra$ stock solution, bias with added concentration was approximately 1% and the correlation curve between $^{226}Ra$ concentration in simulated standard sample and measured $^{226}Ra$ concentration showed good agreement with a correlation coefficient ($R^2$) of 0.99. In analyzed CRM, maximum bias with reference value was 5.8% (k=1) and the analytical results were in good agreement with the reference value.

일반적으로 사용되는 액체섬광계수기를 이용한 $^{226}Ra$ 분석에는 Ba 공침법을 통해 얻어진 $Ba(Ra)SO_4$ 침전물을 이용하게 된다. 그러나, 인산석고 침출수의 경우 ${SO_4}^{2-}$, $Ca^{2+}$등의 이온이 다량 존재하여 순수한 $Ba(Ra)SO_4$ 침전물을 얻기가 힘들기 때문에 정확한 분석이 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 분석화학에서 금속이온의 분리에 일반적으로 많이 활용되는 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)를 이용하여 인산석고 침출수에서의 Ba 공침법을 개발하였고 실제 인산석고 야적장 주변 침출수의 분석에 적용하였다. 또한 개발된 분석 방법은 침출수와 유사한 매질의 $^{226}Ra$ 모의표준시료을 제조하여 확인하였고 IAEA-434 인증표준물질을 통해 분석 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 실제 인산석고 야적장 침출수를 분석한 결과 0.102 $Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$의 농도를 보였고 검출하한치는 3.4 $mBq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$였다. $^{226}Ra$ 모의표준시료 분석을 통한 측정농도는 첨가한 농도와 1% 내외로 잘 일치하며 좋은 상관관계($R^2$=0.99)를 보였다. 인증표준물질의 분석 결과 인증값과 비교하여 5.8% (k=1)이내로 잘 일치하였다.

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