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  • EN ISO 13161:2015

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    Water quality - Measurement of polonium 210 activity concentration in water by alpha spectrometry (ISO 13161:2011)

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    Superseded date:  12-09-2020

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    Published date:  14-10-2015

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    European foreword
    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols and units
    4 Principle
    5 Reagents and equipment
    6 Sampling and samples
    7 Chemical treatment and deposit process
    8 Measurement by alpha spectrometry
    9 Expression of results
    10 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Cell deposit examples
    Annex B (informative) - Spectrum examples
    Bibliography

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    ISO 13161:2011 specifies the measurement of 210Po activity concentration by alpha spectrometry in all kinds of natural waters.The detection limit of this method depends on the volume of the sample, the counting time, the background count rate and the detection efficiency. In the case of drinking water, the analysis is usually carried out on the raw sample, without filtration or other pretreatment.If suspended material has to be removed or analysed, filtration at 0,45 µm is recommended. The analysis of the insoluble fraction requires a mineralization step that is not covered by ISO 13161:2011. In this case, the measurement is made on the different phases obtained. The final activity is the sum of all the measured activity concentrations.

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    Committee CEN/TC 230
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    ISO 7870-1:2014 Control charts Part 1: General guidelines
    ISO 5667-3:2012 Water quality Sampling Part 3: Preservation and handling of water samples
    ISO 5667-1:2006 Water quality Sampling Part 1: Guidance on the design of sampling programmes and sampling techniques
    NFM 60 790-4 : 1999 NUCLEAR ENERGY - MEASUREMENT OF RADIOACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT-SOIL - PART 4: METHODOLOGY FOR SOIL SAMPLES DISSOLUTION
    ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
    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)
    ISO 80000-10:2009 Quantities and units Part 10: Atomic and nuclear physics
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