4

45

fable

6.

Interlaboratory calibration of 239,2405, standard solution

L.L.L. No. 1100, Hoff et al.(1973) and IAEA standards.

rene

en eae

are

239, 2460p,
Laboratory

(apm/m1l)

L.L.L.

1303 + 28

L.L.L.

1320 + 20

L.L.L.

1265 +

M.C.L.

1255 +15

L.F.E.
L.R.E.
E.1.C.

M.C.L.

Mean Value

Technique

5

Counting Standard

Direct Assay Counter

Efficiency 49.6%

HE 241-Am

Pulse Height Analysis

242Pu Environmental

Standard

Mass Spectrometry

242pu Mass Spec-

trometry Standard

Pulse Height Analysis

7?36pu standard

1330 + 27
1273 + 64

Pulse Height Analysis
Pulse Height Analysis

236Pu
236Pu (H.A.S.L. Cali-

1207 + 54

Pulse Height Analysis

1272 +

6

Mass Spectrometry

242Pu Mass Spec-

trometry Standard

bration Standard)
236pu (LLL.L. Calibration Standard)

(equal weights on all data)

1278

(Mean)
(weighted)

414
1270

Error S.D.

(Single Determination)

Error S.D.
S.D.

(Single Determination)
(Mean)

S.D.
Mean Value

Reference Tracer

£39
412
+4

Standards
Recommended Value

Sample No.

Sample Type

AG-I-1

Seaweed

SD-B-1

Sediment

*
*

238pu

(pCi/a)
3.8

+0.1

0.042

+.004

239,240py

(pCi/q)

27.0%

+0.1

0.96*

+0.03

L.R.E. Value

238py

(pCi/gq)
3.1**

+0.1

N.D.

Average of 18 different laboratory results.
Average of four determinations.

+240py

(pCi/q)

23.4**

+1.0

0.95*

£.07

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