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  • BS ISO 18589-2 : 2015

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 2: GUIDANCE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLING STRATEGY, SAMPLING AND PRE-TREATMENT OF SAMPLES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-12-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, and symbols
    4 Principle
    5 Sampling strategy
    6 Sampling plan
    7 Sampling process
    8 Pre-treatment of samples
    9 Determination of the activity deposited onto the soil
    10 Recorded information
    Annex A (informative) - Diagram of the selection of the
            sampling strategy according to the objectives and
            the radiological characterization of the site and
            sampling areas
    Annex B (informative) - Diagram of the evolution of the
            sample characteristics from the sampling site to the
            laboratory
    Annex C (informative) - Example of sampling plan for a
            site divided in three sampling areas (A, B, C)
    Annex D (informative) - Example of a sampling record for
            a single/composite sample
    Annex E (informative) - Example for a sample record for a
            soil profile with soil description
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    Describes the general requirements, based on ISO 11074 and ISO/IEC 17025, for all steps in the planning (desk study and area reconnaissance) of the sampling and the preparation of samples for testing.

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    Committee NCE/2
    Development Note Supersedes 05/30046994 DC. (01/2008) Supersedes 14/30283706 DC. (03/2015) Renumbered and superseded by BS EN ISO 18589-2. (01/2018)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

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

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    ASTM C 998 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Sampling Surface Soil for Radionuclides
    ISO 10381-1:2002 Soil quality Sampling Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes
    UNE 73311-5:2002 Procedure for the maintenance and preparation of soil samples for the determination of environmental radioactivity.
    ISO 18589-7:2013 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil — Part 7: In situ measurement of gamma-emitting radionuclides
    ISO 11464:2006 Soil quality Pretreatment of samples for physico-chemical analysis
    NFM 60 790-2 : 1999 NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT-SOIL - PART 2: GUIDE ON SELECTION OF SAMPLING ZONES, SOIL SAMPLING, TRANSPORT AND PRESERVATION OF SOIL SAMPLES
    ISO 10381-2:2002 Soil quality Sampling Part 2: Guidance on sampling techniques
    ISO 10381-5:2005 Soil quality Sampling Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination
    ISO 18589-1:2005 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Soil Part 1: General guidelines and definitions
    UNE 73311-1:2002 Procedure to obtain samples for the determination of environmental radioactivity. Part 1: Soils, not deep layers.
    ISO 10381-4:2003 Soil quality Sampling Part 4: Guidance on the procedure for investigation of natural, near-natural and cultivated sites
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