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DIN EN ISO 18589-5 VDE 0493-4-5895:2022-04

Measurement of radioactivity in the environment – Soil

Part 5: Strontium 90 – Test method using proportional counting or liquid scintillation counting

(ISO 18589-5:2019); German version EN ISO 18589-5:2021
Class/Status: Standard, valid
Released: 2022-04
VDE Art. No.: 0400487

This document specifies the principles for the measurement of activity of strontium 90 in equilibrium with yttrium 89 and strontium 89, pure beta emitting radionuclides, in soil samples. Different chemical separation methods are presented to produce strontium and yttrium sources, the activity of which is determined using proportional counters (PC) or liquid scintillation counters (LSC). The selection of the measuring method depends on the origin of the contamination, the characteristics of the soil to be analysed, the required accuracy of measurement and the resources of the available laboratories.