INVESTIGATION OF RADIOISOTOPIC TRACER TECHNIQUES TO DETECT AND MEASURE DETERGENT RESIDUES ON WASHED FOOD PRODUCTS AND TO EVALUATE COMMERCIAL FOOD WASHING PRACTICES. Progress Report for period : May 1, 1959-March 15, 1960
- Author
- Mercer, W. A.
- Published
- United States : [publisher not identified], 1960.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1960. - Physical Description
- microopaque : positive ; 8 x 13 cm
- Additional Creators
- Chapman, J. E., Regier, L. W., and Rose, W. W.
- Summary
- Detergents and wetting agents are widely used in the washing of fruits, tomatoes, and vegetables when these foods are prepared for canning, freezing, or fresh consumption. Although the use of detergents in food washing produces desirable results, the possibility exists that a residue problem may be created. Various raw foods, including green beans, brussels sprouts, asparagus, and tomatoes were used in experiments designed to demonstrate the sensitivity of radioisotopic tracer techniques for detecting and measuring detergent residue on washed foods. Results are tubulated. A comparison was made of colorimetric methods and radioisotopic methods for measuring the removal of alkyl benzene sulfonate from detergent-washed green beans. (C.H.)
- Report Numbers
- TID-6971
- Other Subject(s)
- Collection
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
- Note
- DOE contract number: NO. AT(04-3)-296
NSA number: NSA-15-009277
OSTI Identifier 4098967
Research organization: National Canners Assn. Western Research Lab., Berkeley, Calif.
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