TABLE OF CONTENTS
Liquid
Scintillation Counting:
Recent Applications and Development
Volume 2: Sample Preparation and
Applications
Chin-Tzu Peng, Donald L. Horrocks and Edward L. Alpen,
Editors
Proceedings of the International
Conference
on Liquid Scintillation Counting
University of
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1 ..............................................................................................ix
CONTRIBUTORS FOR VOLUMES 1 AND 2 ......................................................................xiii
PREFACE ................................................................................................................... xix
SAMPLE PREPARATION
Introductory Remarks on Sample Preparation
Methods
D A Kalbhen ................................................................................................................ 1
Recent Advances in Sample Preparation
B W Fox ....................................................................................................................... 5
Liquid Scintillation Counting of Inorganic
Radiochemicals
in High-Efficiency
Scintillators
B M Coursey and J M Calhoun ..................................................................................... 19
Automatic Sample Combustion Methods for the
Determination
of Soft-Beta Emitting Isotopes in Dual-Labeled
Organic Compounds
and Biological Materials by Liquid Scintillation Counting
I Găcs, S Dombi, S Mlinkó,
Concerning DNA, Liquid Scintillation
Measurements of
C-14 and H-3 Radioactivity
S Apelgot, R
David,
Counting Radioactive Nucleotides on Anion
Exchange Paper Disks:
Recent Improvements
G Bendek and
A J Patel ............................................................................................... 69
Autoradiography and Polyacrylamide Gels:
Measurement of Radioactivity
Associated with Absorbance Tracings
and Individual Gel Bands
J W Smith and
T
In Situ Analysis of H-3 in Polyacrylamide Gel Slices After Electrophoresis
G Gezelius ................................................................................................................. 87
SAMPLE PREPARATIONAND
FLOW COUNTING
Application of New Liquid Scintillators and 6
ml Vial for
Reduction of Scintillator and Radioactive Waste
V J Tarkkanen
and W M Wuyts ................................................................................... 95
Solving the Problem of Counting C-14O-2 Produced
in Biological Experiments
N
Continuous Measurement of C-14O-2 by Liquid
Scintillation Counting
F Simonnet
and G Simonnet ..................................................................................... 133
Monitoring of Column Effluents for
Radioactivity by
Continuous Liquid Scintillation Counting
B Bakay .................................................................................................................... 141
Use of
Scintillation Flow Cell in Preparative Purification
of C-14 - Labeled Phosphates
D B Hines, F
M Grogan and W J Litschgi ..................................................................... 149
Loss of
Tritiated Water During Liquid Scintillation Counting
with Special Reference to Polyethylene-Film Tubes
K R Olsen ................................................................................................................. 169
Teflon Vials for
Low-Level C-14 Liquid Scintillation Counting
I C Yang and
R L Emerson ........................................................................................ 181
EMULSION (SOLGEL) COUNTING
Preparation of
Microemulsions with Ionic Surfactants
S
Study of
Structural Changes in Micellar Solutions and Microemulsions
by Positron
Annihilation Techniques: Their Relevance to
Liquid Scintillation Counting
Phenomena
A Boussaha
and H J Ache .......................................................................................... 211
The Importance
of Phase Contact in Solgel Scintillator-Aqueous Sample Systems
R H Benson .............................................................................................................. 237
Difficulties in
Counting Emulsions of H-3 and C-14 Labeled Biomolecules
J L O’Connor
and E D Bransome, Jr. ......................................................................... 245
Effects of Emulsifier
Blending on Sample Holding
Capacity of Scintillation Cocktails
S Wunderly .............................................................................................................. 259
APPLICATION - CHEMILUMINESCENCE AND
BIOLUMINESCENCE.
Introductory
Remarks on Problems of Chemiluminescence
in Liquid Scintillation Counting
D A Kalbhen ............................................................................................................. 273
Single Photon
Counting and Spectroscopy of Low-Intensity
Chemiluminescent Reactions
H H Seliger .............................................................................................................. 281
Application of
Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry in the
Evaluation of Neutrophil Function
T D Horan, T
A McPherson and A A Noujaim ............................................................... 321
Characterization
of Neutrophil Chemiluminescence
Using a Liquid Scintillation Counter
T D Horan, T
A McPherson, D English and A A Noujaim ............................................... 341
Monocyte
Chemiluminescence: Physical and Biological Parameters
W
Chemiluminescence:
An Approach to the Study of the Humoral-Phagocyte
Axis in Host Defense Against Infection
R C Allen .................................................................................................................. 377
Gas-Phase Chemiluminescence
from Alkali Superoxides in Solvent Media
C-T Peng .................................................................................................................. 395
APPLICATION - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Biological
Monitoring of Pollutant Impact on Soil Vitality
as Determined by Liquid
Scintillation
J C McFarlane
and R D Rogers .................................................................................. 409
Determination of
Soil Adsorption Partition Coefficients of C-14
Labeled Carcinogenic Organic Chemicals by Liquid Scintillation
R D Rogers
and J C McFarlane ................................................................................... 415
Routine Analysis
of Ambient Tritium Levels in Environmental Water Samples
J D
Spaulding, J
Determination of
Total Activity by Liquid Scintillation Counting
and Its Application to Aqueous Effluent Samples
R
A Computer
Algorithm to Calculate Tritium Concentrations
in Environmental Waters
C
Determination of
Natural Product Purity by Radiocarbon Measurement
J
Determination of the Origin and Age of Alcoholic
Beverages
by Liquid Scintillation Counting
P Osina, H
Berk and A A Moghissi ............................................................................. 469
The Use of
Liquid Scintillation Counting in the Studies of Coal
and Coal-Derived Liquids
K M Patel, R
J Baltisberger, N F Woolsey, W E Kisieleski and M
APPLICATION - BIOMEDICAL AND RADIOIMMUNOASSAYS
Applications of
Liquid Scintillation Counting to Radioimmunoassay
G D Chase ................................................................................................................ 489
High Efficiency
Gamma Radiation Detection in Clinical Radioimmunoassays by
Liquid Scintillation Counting with "LSC
Gamma Vials"
E K Prokop, D
S Kearns, J
Liquid
Scintillation Counting for Fe-59 and Cr-51 in Erythrokinetic Studies
G Barosi, M
Cazzola and
What Is the
Future of Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC) in
Clinical Chemistry and in Clinical Research?
E D Bransome,
Jr., L B Hendry, V B Mahesh and C R Baisden .................................... 525
INDEX .................................................................................................................... 535