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BIOASSAY Analysis
PARAMETER |
METHOD |
METHOD |
MATRIX |
VOLUME REQUIRED |
CONTAINER |
PRESERVATIVE |
HOLDING |
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Americium 241 |
EPA 907(M) |
Alpha Spectroscopy |
U |
2000 ml |
P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
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F |
500 g |
P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
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Gamma Spectrometry |
EPA 901.1 | Gamma Spectroscopy |
U |
2000 ml |
P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F |
500 g |
P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Gross Alpha/Beta |
EPA 900 |
Gas Proportional Counting | U |
500 ml |
P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
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Iodine-129 |
EPA 900.1 |
X-Ray Spectroscopy |
U |
2000 ml |
P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 500 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Plutonium (Isotopic) 238, 239/240 |
EPA 907(M) Or LANL ER160 |
Alpha Spectroscopy | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 500 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Radium 226 | SM7500Ra (M) | Alpha Spectroscopy | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Radium 228 | EPA 904/SW9320 | Gas Proportional Counting | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
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Strontium 90 |
EPA 905 | Gas Proportional Counting | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Thorium (Isotopic) 228,230, 232 |
DOE LANL ER200 | Alpha Spectroscopy | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
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Tritium (H3) |
EPA 906 | Liquid Scintillation | U | 200 ml | G | COOL | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Uranium (Isotopic) 234, 235,238 |
ASTM D3972 | Alpha Spectroscopy | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months | |||
| Uranium Total | ASTM D5174 | Laser Kinetic Phosphorimetry | U | 2000 ml | P,G | HNO3 to pH< 2 | 6 months |
| F | 10 g | P,G | COOL | 6 months |
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GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY |
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| NORM |
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY* |
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Actinium 228(Ra228 and Th232) Bismuth 212 Bismuth 214(Ra226) Lead 212 Lead 214(Ra226) Potassium 40 Thallium 208 Thorium 234 (Uranium 238) |
Americium 241 Barium 133 Cesium 134 Cesium 137 Cobalt 57 Cobalt 60 Europium 152 Europium 154 Europium 155 Iodine 129 Iodine 131 Iridium 192 Manganese 54 Mercury 203 Neodymium 147 Niobium 94 Niobium 95 Yttrium 88 Zinc 65 Zirconium 95 |
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