Publication Abstract

Certified reference material for radionuclides in fish flesh sample IAEA-414 (mixed fish from the Irish Sea and North Sea)

M.K. Pham, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza, P.P. Povinec,  P.A. Smedley, et al,

A certified reference material (CRM) for radionuclides in fish sample IAEA-414 (mixed fish from the Irish Sea and North Seas) is described and the results of the certification process are presented. Nine radionuclides (⁴⁰K, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³²Th, ²³⁴U, ²³⁵U, ²³⁸U, ²³⁸Pu, ^239+240Pu and ²⁴¹Am) were certified for this material. Information on massic activities with 95% confidence intervals is given for six other radionuclides (⁹⁰Sr, ²¹⁰Pb(²¹⁰Po), ²²⁶Ra, ²³⁹Pu, ²⁴⁰Pu ²⁴¹Pu). Less frequently reported radionuclides (⁹⁹Tc, ¹²⁹I, ²²⁸Th, ²³⁰Th and ²³⁷Np) and information on some activity and mass ratios are also included. The CRM can be used for quality assurance/quality control of the analysis of radionuclides in fish sample, for the development and validation of analytical methods and for training purposes. The material is available from IAEA, Vienna, in 100 g units.

Reference:
M.K. Pham, J.A. Sanchez-Cabeza, P.P. Povinec,  P.A. Smedley, et al, (2006) Certified reference material for radionuclides in fish flesh sample IAEA-414 (mixed fish from the Irish Sea and North Sea), Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 64(10-11), 1253-1259

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