Comparison of four90Sr ground water analytical methods

Health Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 644-656

  Scarpitta, S ^a   Odin McCabe, J ^a   Gaschott, R ^a   Meier, A ^a   Klug, E ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

90Sr; Groundwater; Liquid scintillation; Sampling

Indexed keywords

STRONTIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; STRONTIUM 90;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; WATER ANALYSIS;

NEW YORK; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032589088     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199906000-00008     Document Type: Article

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