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The abundance of a trace element is often too small to be accurately quantihed using conventional analytical methods such as ion chromatography or mass spectrometry. It is possible, however, to precisely determine very low concentrations of a constituent by measuring its radioactive decay properties. In order to understand how U-Th series radionuclides can provide such low-level tracer information, a brief review of the basic principles of radioactive decay and the application of these radionuclides as geochronological tools is useful. " The U-Th decay series together consist of 36 radionuclides that are isotopes (same atomic number, Z, different atomic mass, M) of 10 distinct elements (Figure 1). Some of these are very short-lived (tj j 1 -nd are thus not directly useful as marine tracers. It is the other radioisotopes with half-lives greater than 1 day that are most useful and are the focus of this chapter. 

The use of tracers for airflow measurement in ventilation ducts is not very common. There are several reasons for this. Compared to other flow measurement methods, tracers require more complicated equipment, skilled personnel, and are more expensive. There are, however, situations when conventional measurement methods are not applicable. For instance, if the space available is small, and hence the flow meter cannot be installed, or if no space is free to carry out traversing measurements, the use of a tracer might be an alternative. 

Tracer methods are not as well standardized as some of the conventional methods. One standard is available, but it comprises radioactive tracers only, which are perhaps not the best alternative for measurements in buildings. In principle, at least three different measurement methods are available the... 

The thiazolecarboxylic acid structure (40) was also guessed in a similar way, from tracer experiments. The unknown compound was converted into the thiamine thiazole by heating at 100°C and pH 2. On paper electrophoresis, it migrated as an anion at pH 4. Tracer experiments indicated that it incorporated C-l and C-2 of L-tyrosine, and the sulfur of sulfate. The synthetic acid was prepared by carboxylation of the lithium derivative of the thiamine thiazole, and the derivatives shown in Scheme 19 were obtained by conventional methods. Again, the radioactivity of the unknown, labeled with 35S could not be separated from structure 40, added as carrier, and the molar radioactivity remained constant through several recrystallizations and the derivatizations of Scheme 17. 

This project was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (BL 231/25 -1) and by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), which are thus gratefully acknowledged. We thank D.-H. Tang for the measurements with the conventional tracer technique, K. Kupferschlager, M. Adams and G. Schroeder for technical support, and A. Jess and M. Liauw for helpful discussions. 

High-temperature high-resolution gas chromatography (HTGC) is an established technique for the separation of complex mixtures of high molecular weight compounds (HMW) which do not elute when analyzed on conventional GC columns [530]. The combination of this technique with mass spectrometry (i.e., HTGC-MS) is not so common, however, Elias et al. [530] used this novel application to evaluate and identify the occurrence of HMW tracers (> C40) from smoke aerosols. 

Cell proliferation was addressed by conventional H-thymidine incorporation assays. Briefly, PBMCs were cultured in the presence of IRIV and liposomes, and in absence of any stimuli. On day 5 of culture, cells were pulsed with H-thymidine for 18 hours, then harvested, and cell proliferation was determined by tracer incorporation measurement. 

Conventional tracer tests can reveal nothing of the extent of micromixing present in a chemical reactor. In theory, a choice of reacting tracers could be made which would enable the degree of segregation to be determined but, in practical situations, the complexities of such techniques... 

Fourth, they are difficult to measure in body fluids. There are very precise ways of measuring very small quantities, in plasma or urine, of almost all conventional medicines and this has made it possible to make the kinetic measurements we have been considering earlier. Some of the techniques for the big protein medicines are not as reliable. For example, one way of tracing a big molecule s progress through the body is to label it with a radioactive tracer. Biopharmaceuticals can be labelled with, for example, radio-iodine (Iodine-125) which can be counted in samples of plasma or urine. However as proteins are similar or identical to normal proteins they can be metabolised and the label can become part of a metabolite or another breakdown product. Counting the iodine radioactivity in this case will not be measuring the parent molecule alone. 

In a two-part series. Zeme discusses the importance of good separator hydraulics. A poor hydraulic design can make a good separation scheme ineffective. Zemel provides the methods and procedures to run a tracer test to identify short-circuiting, stagnant-flow regions, and shear forces. Analysis of the residence-time distribution curve that results is presented. Actual tests run on separators indicate that the most successful separator was the sequential dispersed-gas flotation cell, which closely followed the tanks-in-serie< model. This is contrasted with the poor performance of a conventional 2, 006-hbl [3 0-ms] wash tank The tracer responses of a pressurized flotation cell, a 15j000-bbl [2400 mJj wash tank, and a horizontal free-water knockout with and without baffles are also discussed. 

The controlled use of radioactivity to study processes occurring in our environment is a well-established and respected technique. Radioactive tracers have several significant advantages over conventional tracers for environmental studies ... 

Because only a small number of atoms are necessary to give a significant disintegration rate, there is a much better detection sensitivity in radiotracer experiments compared to conventional tracer experiments. This point is particularly important for environmental studies where high dilution factors are commonly encountered. 

A requirement existed for tracer fiechette, with ignition at 25m from the muzzle, and good day and night trace to 500m. Despite a number of different approaches to this, the requirement was found impossible to meet. The small cross section of the fiechette made the conventional trace chamber ineffectual. Apart from trying the conventional chamber, other solutions included coating the entire rear of the dart with tracer compn, and also making the rear of the dart entirely of Mg... 

Surugiu et al. [67] have introduced an Enzyme Immuno-Like Assays (EzILA) for the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). The label was a 2,4-D conjugate with the tobacco peroxidase (TOP) enzyme, which allows for both colorimetric and chemiluminescent detection. In this case, the polymer imprinted with 2,4-D was synthesized in the form of microspheres. In contrast, despite its higher binding capacity for radiolabeled 2,4-D, a conventional MIP prepared by bulk polymerization showed only weak binding of the 2,4-D-TOP tracer. 

The availability of an on-line radioisotope detector for CE is especially appealing for several reasons. First, state-of-the-art radiation detection technology offers extremely high sensitivity. Second, radioisotope detection affords unrivaled selectivity because only radiolabeled sample components yield a response at the detector. Third, the radiolabeled molecule possesses the same chemical properties as the un-labeled molecule, thereby permitting tracer studies. Fourth, radioisotope detection can be directly calibrated to provide a measurement of absolute concentration of the labeled species. Finally, a capillary electrophoresis system in which radioactivity detection is coupled with more conventional detectors adds extra versatility to this new separation technique. 

This experiment demonstrates application of a batch process in which multiple samples are analyzed simultaneously with a quality control (QC) sample. For yield measurement, 90Sr tracer is added to the QC sample this is an alternative to the conventional carrier yield determination described in Experiment 13. This substitution of external for internal tracer yield measurement requires great care in processing as similarly as possible all samples in a batch. Any deviation of the individual yield from the QC-sample yield by more than 10% will be detected by measuring the recovered weight of the strontium carrier, and should stimulate examination of the procedure for irregular losses. 

As in the competitive mode of conventional immunoassays, at least one of the reagents must be limited to provide competition. If the analyte of interest is Ag, then a known amount of fluorescendy labeled Ag (so-called fluorescence tracer) is added to the sample together with a limited amount of antibody Ab. Analyte, present in a sample, competes with the tracer for a limited number of antibody-binding sites. The affinity reaction which occurs in such a mode is described by... 

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