ALS Product catalogues SOIL, SLUDGE and SEDIMENT | Page 20

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 20 Product catalogue Soil/sludge/sediment RIGHT SOLUTIONS • RIGHT PARTNER