@article{fdi:010054308, title = {{S}ingle column sequential extraction of {R}a, {N}d, {T}h, {P}a and {U} from a natural sample}, author = {{J}eandel, {C}. and {V}enchiarutti, {C}. and {B}ourquin, {M}. and {P}radoux, {C}. and {L}acan, {F}. and van {B}eek, {P}. and {R}iotte, {J}ean}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} new procedure allowing the sequential extraction of {R}a, {N}d, {T}h, {P}a and {U} from the same initial natural sample (sea or river waters, particles, sediments, rocks) is proposed. {E}xtraction recoveries were better than 90%. {P}rocedural blanks ranged from 80 pg (for {N}d) to below 1 fg, the detection limit of the {MC}-{ICP}-{MS} used (for {P}a); all were negligible compared with the amounts of elements currently determined. {B}ased on classical anionic resins attached to a peristaltic pump allowing precise flow rate control, this procedure allowed a consequent reduction of the sample size, which improved the sampling resolution and reduced the sampling cost. {I}t also ensured a better consistency of the samples for the five tracers.}, keywords = {chemical extraction chromatography ; isotopes ; natural samples ; marine ; geochemistry ; radium ; neodymium ; thorium ; protactinium ; uranium ; extraction chimique ; isotopes ; echantillons naturels ; geochimie marine ; radium ; neodyme ; thorium ; protactinium ; uranium}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eostandards and {G}eoanalytical {R}esearch}, volume = {35}, numero = {4}, pages = {449--459}, ISSN = {1639-4488}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1751-908{X}.2010.00087.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010054308}, }