Extraction of carbon‐14 from biological samples by wet oxidation
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
- Vol. 17 (4) , 393-399
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00103628609367721
Abstract
An improved method is described for the extraction of 14C from biological samples, based on the wet oxidation techniques of Snyder and Trofymow6. Evolved 14CO2 is trapped in a 2M NaOH solution, and subsequently mixed in a scintillation cocktail for ß counting. Recovery of 14C is consistent between batches, with an average recovery of 97.2% over fifteen standards. The technique described does not involve large capital expenditure and is relatively rapid.Keywords
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