Esty Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I am interested in tracing the path of elements through plants and animals by researching experiments carried out using radioisotopes (radioactive forms of elements). Can anyone be of assistance? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 basically you give it a fertilizer that contains a reasonably short lived gamma emmiter and taking a gamma photograph of it every so often. pretty simple experiment to do if you have the gamma camera and the isotope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Good luck getting any animal experiments past an ethics committee. Come to that, good luck getting hold of any radioisotopes. You don't need a gamma camera; autoradiography will work quite nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 same thing pretty much. a photographic plate and enough aluminium to shield beta radiation would probably suffice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I`de offer to send a gamma sample BUT the law wouldn`t like it and the amount you`de need to expose a plate (and then have to destroy the Plant/Animal after), is just too messy on so many different levels that`s it`s just not worth it outside a licensed facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Insane Alien, I have a photographic plate and some aluminium; would you like to swap it for a gamma camera? I can't seem to afford one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 i don't have a gamma camera. nor am i likely to want one. ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esty Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 Cheers, Appreciated all the responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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