In this study, the results of chemical concentrations inside and outside of a Lisbon (Portugal)
traffic tunnel were compared, during one week. They were obtained by Instrumental Neutron …

The quality control (QC) and performance evaluation for the k0-based neutron activation
analysis (k0-NAA) at the Portuguese research reactor (RPI) has been developed with the …

The 1MW pool-type Portuguese research reactor (RPI) was converted from using highly
enriched uranium (HEU) to using low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel in September 2007 …

A biomonitoring study of air pollution using lichen Flavoparmelia caperata (L.) Hale was
conducted at indoor and outdoor environments of primary schools of rural and urban areas …

To achieve low detection limits for radionuclide analysis, Compton continuum suppression
gamma-ray spectrometer has been used for several decades. The most serious …

Different methodologies of neutron activation analysis (NAA) are now available at the
Technological and Nuclear Institute (Sacavém, Portugal), namely Compton suppression …

The k 0-based cyclic neutron activation analysis (k 0-CNAA) technique has been studied to
explore the applicability at the Portuguese research reactor (RPI). In particular, for the …

This work addresses the chemical features of topsoils from São Domingos mine, Portugal,
an abandoned mining area since middle of twentieth century. The fractions below 1 mm of …

Gamma ray spectroscopy is the quantitative use of photons emitted during the decay of
unstable nuclides to identify a sample. Compton suppression is a technique used to reduce …

This work aimed at developing methodologies to characterize the elemental composition of
air particulate matter (APM) collected in Portugal, at an urban area (Lisboa, mainland …