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    I.S. EN ISO 16641:2016

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    MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - AIR - RADON 220: INTEGRATED MEASUREMENT METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE AVERAGE ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION USING PASSIVE SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR TRACK DETECTORS (ISO 16641:2014)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2016

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    National Foreword
    European foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, and symbols
    4 Principle of the measurement method
    5 Equipment
    6 Sampling
    7 Detection method with solid-state nuclear track
       detectors (SSNTD)
    8 Measurement procedure
    9 Expression of results
    10 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Radon-220 and its decay products
    Bibliography

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    Defines integrated measurement techniques for radon-220 with passive sampling only. Also provides information on measuring the average activity concentration of radon-220 in the air, based on easy-to-use and low-cost passive sampling, and the conditions of use for the measuring devices.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 11665-1:2012 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Air: radon-222 Part 1: Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods
    IEC 61577-1:2006 Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 1: General principles
    ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
    IEC 61577-2:2014 Radiation protection instrumentation - Radon and radon decay product measuring instruments - Part 2: Specific requirements for 222Rn and 220Rn measuring instruments
    ISO 11929:2010 Determination of the characteristic limits (decision threshold, detection limit and limits of the confidence interval) for measurements of ionizing radiation Fundamentals and application
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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