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Table 4 The Ra recovery efficiencies and the Ba, Sr, Ca, and Mg separation efficiencies

From: Low-level 226Ra determination in groundwater by SF-ICP-MS: optimization of separation and pre-concentration methods

Step 3

Recovery eff. (%)

Separation efficiency (%)

HCl M

226Ra

43Ca

25Mg

88Sr

138Ba

1.7

86.9

68

98.2

19.8

23.4

2.5

100

99.7

99.9

96.4

12.1

4

64.2

99.8

99.9

99.7

96.2

6

9.1

99.8

99.9

99.6

76.4