Rapid Method for Distilling Fluorides from Water Samples

An improved method for concentrating rotavirus from water samples.

A modified adsorption-elution method for the concentration of seeded rotavirus from water samples was used to determine various factors which affected the virus recovery. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the rotavirus antigen after concentration. Of the various eluents compared, 0.05M glycine, pH 11.5 gave the highest rotavirus antigen recovery using negatively charged me...

A Simple Apparatus for Distilling Water

Rapid method for homogenizing tissue samples for liquid scintillation counting.

EVALUATiON OF A new drug includes analysis of its tissue distribution. We have developed an improved method for solubilizing tissues that is not only rapid, but results in a homogeneous sample for counting. We had found that organs rich in connective tissue (heart, lung, skeletal muscle, urinary bladder, stomach, and intestinal wall) could not be completely disrupted by conventional techniques ...

Rapid measurement of soil water by gravimetric method

Rapid method for plutonium-241 determination in soil samples

A simple and rapid procedure for the determination of plutonium isotopes in the environment is presented. The procedure combines alpha spectrometry, solvent extraction and liquid scintillation measurements to ensure that both alpha- and beta-emitting isotopes are determined. Of five tested extractants, bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid was found to be the best choice. The procedure was applied...