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Radiochemical parameters – alpha and beta activities
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW) Sample amount
gross alpha activity 500 plastic, 2 g
gross beta activity 500 plastic, 2 g
500
0.15
5 (mg/kg DW) plastic, 5 g
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW) Sample amount
lead-210 25 plastic, 5 g
polonium-210 50 plastic, 5 g
radium-226 30 plastic, 5 g
Parameter
gross beta activity corrected for K 40
K 40
K
Radiochemical parameters
Parameter
strontium-90
5 plastic, 80 g
strontium-90 – low limit 0.5 plastic, 200 g
uranium (photometry),
calculation of U-238 activity 50 plastic, 5 g
Gamma spectrometry - artificial radionuclides emitting gamma ray
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Cs 134 1 Co 60 0.2
Cs 137 1 I 131 1
Minimum sample amount:
Method:
Note:
Parameter
Am 241
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
1
plastic, 500 g
HRGS (with correction to matrix composition)
Other artificial radionuclides can be determined. Please contact your local
sales representative for further information.
Gamma spectrometry - natural radionuclides emitting gamma ray
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Ac 227 1 Ra 226 1 Th 234 10
K 40 10 Ra 228 1 U 235 1
Pb 210 50 Th 227 1 U 238 10
Pa 231 5 Th 228 1 Ra 223 1 Th 230 50
Minimum sample amount:
Method:
plastic, 500 g
HRGS (with correction to matrix composition)
Gamma spectrometry - natural radionuclides emitting gamma ray - construction
material
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Ra 226 1
K 40 10
Minimum sample amount:
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW) Parameter LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
1 Index of mass
activity 0.05
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW) Parameter LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Th 228
plastic, 700 g
Natural isotopes of uranium and thorium
Parameter
LOQ
(Bq/kg DW)
Parameter
Th 232 0.1 U 238 0.1
Th 230 8 U 235 0.1
U 234
1
Minimum sample amount:
plastic, 5 g
Method: ICP-SFMS
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