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- Title
Verification of the sampling procedure for radioactivity analysis of waste and industrial material.
- Authors
Rajačić, Milica M; Todorović, Dragana J; Andrić, Velibor Đ; Nikolić, Jelena K; Janković, Marija M; Pantelić, Gordana K; Vukanac, Ivana S
- Abstract
In accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017, the testing laboratory needs to verify its ability to properly perform methods. For radiological testing, the sampling does not affect the results directly, but it has to ensure that sample adequately represents the tested material. To verify the procedure, a sampling of red mud and bauxite ore was conducted. All samples were measured in identical geometry by HPGe spectrometer. The counting rates per unit mass in the recorded spectra were compared. For each measurement series, the mean and standard deviations of respected peaks were calculated, as well as average and standard deviation of all series. The obtained results of each individual series were considered satisfactory, i.e. sampling procedure ensures the representativeness of the bulk material, if it is within ± two standard deviations of the average of the mean values.
- Subjects
SAMPLING (Process); INDUSTRIAL wastes; STANDARD deviations; MASS spectrometry; RADIOACTIVITY; BAUXITE
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023, Vol 199, Issue 8/9, p941
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncad095