Table 3.

Elemental recoveries when second Mg(OH)₂ coprecipitation was performed in 2, 5 or 10 mL volumes into 1 mL final volume. Values are for mean ± standard deviation of five replicate measurements (n = 5)

Element/ Isotope	Recovery (%)			Element/ Isotope	Recovery (%)
	2 mL	5 mL	10 mL		2 mL	5 mL	10 mL
27Al	103 ± 6	96± 7	93 ± 6	45Sc	98 ± 3	96 ± 5	94± 8
51V	93 ± 8	91 ± 5	91 ± 6	89Y	105 ± 4	97 ± 5	90 ± 5
52Cr	95 ± 8	94 ± 8	90 ± 6	139La	98 ± 6	97 ± 7	97 ± 6
55Mn	94 ± 4	102 ± 6	91 ± 5	140Ce	104 ± 2	100 ± 5	94 ± 5
56Fe	95 ± 8	100 ± 4	97 ± 8	141Pr	99 ± 3	91 ± 3	93 ± 7
59Co	100± 3	93 ± 7	96 ± 1	146Nd	99 ± 3	90 ± 4	101± 4
60Ni	92 ± 4	92 ± 4	88 ± 2	149Sm	102 ± 5	89± 4	94 ± 2
63Cu	99 ± 7	93± 6	90± 5	153Eu	98 ± 4	93 ± 6	98± 3
68Zn	92 ± 7	93 ± 4	85 ± 5	157Gd	97 ± 65	96 ± 3	94 ± 3
69Ga	103 ± 5	89 ± 7	91 ± 3	159Tb	93 ± 4	93 ± 3	94 ± 2
75As	93 ± 3	95 ± 7	97 ± 2	163Dy	95 ± 5	94 ± 3	90 ± 2
82Se	101 + 6	97 ± 5	87 ± 4	165Ho	99 ± 3	94 ± 2	89 ± 3
112Cd	97 ± 4	100 ± 5	89 ± 3	167Er	102± 3	89 ± 3	89 ± 5
120Sn	93 ± 4	92 ± 6	94± 4	169Tm	103 ± 4	92 ±5	97 ± 3
121Sb	92 ± 3	97 ± 7	92 ± 6	172Yb	101 ± 5	94 ± 6	92 ± 3
208Pb	93± 5	92 ± 3	85 ± 3	175Lu	99 ± 4	92 ± 2	92 ± 3
				232Th	91 ± 6	93 ± 4	87 ± 4
				238U	95 ± 5	88± 5	88 ± 2