Details
- Publication date
- 2 May 2017
Description
EC Proficiency Testing on I-131, Cs-134, and Cs-137 in maize powder
Description
This proficiency testing (PT) exercise focuses on the analysis of I-131, Cs-134, and Cs-137 in maize powder. This PT is organised to ensure the quality of the results reported to the European monitoring networks under Art. 35 and 36 of the EURATOM Treaty and to improve the knowledge on the measurement methods used by the laboratories in the Member States. The main objective of this exercise is to assess the capabilities of nominated laboratories.
Registration is free of charge.
Test materials and analytes
The test material to be analysed consists of maize powder spiked with standardised radioactive solutions and placed in an amber glass bottle. Each participant will receive one bottle of the test item, with around 100 g of powder.
General outline of the exercise
Participants are requested to perform 1 - 3 independent analyses using the method of their choice, and to report their result for the PT assessment, its associated measurement uncertainty and coverage factor k.
Detailed instructions will be sent together with the test sample.
| Reporting of results: | Deadline 28 July 2017 |
| Reporting to participants: | End of October 2017 |
| Sample dispatch: | First half of June 2017 |
| Year: | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Contact: | JRC-GEE-REM-COMPARISONS ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (JRC-GEE-REM-COMPARISONS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu) |