International Rn-222 in drinking water interlaboratory comparison

Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Aug:126:270-272. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.01.036. Epub 2017 Feb 4.

Abstract

A radon in drinking water interlaboratory comparison (ILC) was conducted between eight laboratories in Europe. The majority of the measurement results submitted were in agreement with the assigned value, with a single result deemed questionable. The questionable result does not deviate significantly from the assigned value but the measurement uncertainties associated with this result could be too small. The results from this ILC indicate that there is good agreement between participating laboratories for radon in water measurements.

Keywords: Interlaboratory comparison; Liquid scintillation counting; Measurement uncertainty; Radon in water measurements.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Drinking Water / analysis*
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Laboratories
  • Laboratory Proficiency Testing / methods
  • Laboratory Proficiency Testing / statistics & numerical data
  • Radon / analysis*
  • Scintillation Counting / methods*
  • Scintillation Counting / statistics & numerical data
  • Water Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*

Substances

  • Drinking Water
  • Radon-222
  • Water Pollutants, Radioactive
  • Radon