Standard Practice for Soil Sample Preparation for the Determination of Radionuclides

Importancia y uso:

5.1 Soil samples prepared for radionuclide analyses by this practice can be used to characterize radionuclide constituents. This practice is intended to produce a homogeneous sample from which smaller aliquots may be drawn for radionuclide characterization.

5.2 Many soil characterization plans for radionuclide constituents utilize gamma-ray spectrometry measurements of soil to quantify a number of possible gamma emitting analytes. A widely used practice for these measurements is to fill a calibrated sample container, such as a Marinelli beaker (∼600-mL volume), with a homogenized soil sample for counting such as what may be done using Guide C1402. By preparing the entire soil core collection, sufficient homogeneous sample is available for such gamma-ray spectrometry and other radiochemical measurements.

Subcomité:

C26.05

Referida por:

C1000-19, C1387-23, C1507-20, C1001-19, C1205-20, C1402-17, C1475-17, E1893-15R21

Volúmen:

12.01

Número ICS:

13.080.05 (Examination of soil in general)

Palabras clave:

environmental; preparation; radionuclides; soil;