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  • DIN ISO 18589-3:2009-02

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    MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT - SOIL - PART 3: MEASUREMENT OF GAMMA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES

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    Withdrawn date:  30-09-2015

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    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

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    National foreword
    National Annex NA (informative) Relationship between
                      European Standards and International
                      Standards
    National Annex NB (informative) Bibliography
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and symbols
    4 Principle
    5 Gamma-spectrometry equipment
    6 Sample container
    7 Procedure
      7.1 Packaging of samples for measuring purposes
      7.2 Laboratory background level
      7.3 Calibration
      7.4 Measurements of and corrections for natural
          radionuclides
    8 Expression of results
      8.1 Calculation of the activity per unit of mass
      8.2 Standard uncertainty
      8.3 Decision threshold
      8.4 Detection limit
      8.5 Confidence limits
      8.6 Corrections for contributions from other
          radionuclides and background
    9 Test report
    Annex A (informative) Calculation of the activity per unit
            mass from a gamma spectrum using a linear
            background subtraction
    Annex B (informative) Analysis of natural radionuclides
            in soil samples using gamma spectrometry
    Bibliography

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    Defines the identification and the measurement of the activity in soils of a large number of gamma-emitting radionuclides using gamma spectrometry.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
    Status Withdrawn

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

    DIN VDE 0493 SUPP 1 : 2006 RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - SUPPLEMENT 1: DETECTION LIMIT AND DECISION THRESHOLD FOR IONIZING RADIATION MEASUREMENTS - DIRECTIONS ON THE APPLICATION OF THE STANDARDS SERIES ISO 11929 AND DIN 25482
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    IEC TR 62461:2015 Radiation protection instrumentation - Determination of uncertainty in measurement
    VDE 0493 SUPP 2 : 2007 RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - DETERMINATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT
    ISO 11074:2015 Soil quality — Vocabulary
    DIN VDE 0493 SUPP 2 : 2007 RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION - DETERMINATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MEASUREMENT
    ASTM E 181 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Detector Calibration and Analysis of Radionuclides
    ISO 10703:2007 Water quality Determination of the activity concentration of radionuclides Method by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry
    DIN 25482-10:2000-05 DETECTION LIMIT AND DECISION THRESHOLD FOR IONIZING RADIATION MEASUREMENTS - PART 10: GENERAL APPLICATIONS
    DIN ISO 11074-1:1997-06 SOIL QUALITY - VOCABULARY - PART 1: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THE PROTECTION AND POLLUTION OF THE SOIL
    DIN ISO 11074:2006-06 (Draft) SOIL QUALITY - VOCABULARY
    IEEE/ANSI N42.14-1999 American National Standard for Calibration and Use of Germanium Spectrometers for the Measurement of Gamma-Ray Emission Rates of Radionuclides
    ISO 18589-1:2005 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment Soil Part 1: General guidelines and definitions
    VDE 0493 SUPP 1 : 2006 STRAHLENSCHUTZ-MESSGERAETE - BEIBLATT 1: NACHWEISGRENZE UND ERKENNUNGSGRENZE BEI KERNSTRAHLUNGSMESSUNGEN - HINWEISE ZUR ANWENDUNG DER NORMEN DER REIHEN ISO 11929 UND DIN 25482
    ISO 18589-2:2015 Measurement of radioactivity in the environment — Soil — Part 2: Guidance for the selection of the sampling strategy, sampling and pre-treatment of samples
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