High resolution gamma-ray spectrometry for routine measurements of environmental samples.

Autor: Eleftheriou G; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, GR-19013, Anavyssos, Greece. Electronic address: geoelefthe@hcmr.gr., Tsabaris C; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, GR-19013, Anavyssos, Greece., Androulakaki EG; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, GR-19013, Anavyssos, Greece; National Centre for Scientific Research ''Demokritos'', Institute of Nuclear Physics, GR-15310, Agia Paraskevi, Greece., Pappa FK; University of the Aegean, School of Environment, Department of Environment, GR-81100 Mytilene, Greece., Patiris DL; Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography, GR-19013, Anavyssos, Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2024 Apr; Vol. 206, pp. 111234. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111234
Abstrakt: A practical and comprehensive experimental approach for radioactivity measurements of voluminous environmental samples using high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry with High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector is presented. The radioanalytical procedure includes sample preparation, detector calibration, implemented corrections, quality control and assurance; and it is demonstrated with the determination of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in water and soil standard samples. The methodology is verified, and the results are validated by intercomparison with the refence values provided as part of a worldwide proficiency test.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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