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Determination of 14C in Alcoholic Beverages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Franz Schönhofer
Franz Schönhofer*
Affiliation:
Federal Institute for Food Control and Research Kinderspitalgasse 15, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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Abstract

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A simple and quick method for the determination of 14C in ethanol has been developed, using an ultra low-level liquid scintillation counter. I have studied factors influencing the lower limit of detection and have shown that liquor can be measured directly without pretreatment. Results of measurements on Austrian wines are presented and compared with results obtained from tritium measurements. The applicability and limitations of the results to age determination are discussed.

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Type
III. Global 14C Variations
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 31 , Issue 3: June 20-25, 1988 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia , 1989, pp. 777 - 784
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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