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Table 20. Unacceptable quality contro! results for duplicate pairs and standard samples
analyzed in vegetation by Eberline Instrument Corporation.
Delivery contro!

document number

Duplicate pairs

Standard samples

239+240py

10

TOTAL

0 of 7 (0%)

0 of ! (0%)

0 of 7 (0%)

0 of | (0%)

24l am

10
17
TOTAL

1 of 7 (14%)
2 of 8 (25%)
3 of 15 (20%)

0 of | (0%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 3 (67%)

CONCLUSIONS
The analytical reliability of the data generated from the
established through an extensive QC program.

NMIRS has been

Blind duplicates and/or standards were

included with all of the DCDs, and based on the analyses of these OC samples, the data
accepted in the program accurately reflect the radioactivity in the Northern Marshall
Islands. Although a high level of compliance with the QC criteria was achieved, some of
the DCDs analyzed did not meet the established criteria, and these data were not

approved for inclusion in the data base.

As a consequence, calculations based on data

approved by the QC program give accurate estimates of radiation dose to residents of the

Northern Marshall Islands, while data that could give unreliable dose calculations have
been rejected.

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