WARNING — Persons using this document should be familiar with normal laboratory practices.
This document does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its
use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to
determine the applicability of any other restrictions.
IMPORTANT— It is absolutely essential that tests conducted according to this document be
carried out by suitably trained staff.This document specifies the determination of radium-226 (226Ra) and radium-228 (228Ra) activity concentrations in drinking water samples by chemical separation of radium and its measurement using liquid scintillation counting.
Massic activity concentrations of226Ra and228Ra which can be measured by this test method utilizing currently available liquid scintillation counters go down to 0,01 Bq/kg for226Ra and 0,06 Bq/kg for228Ra for a 0,5 kg sample mass and a 1 h counting time in a low background liquid scintillation counter[8].
The test method can be used for the fast detection of contamination of drinking water by radium in
emergency situations.Cross References:ISO 80000-10ISO 5667-3ISO 5667-1ISO/IEC Guide 98-3ISO 3696ISO/IEC 17025:2017IAEA TRS-476ISO 5667-20ISO 21748IAEA TECDOC-1788ISO 5725-1IAEA AQ-39ISO 5725-4ISO 11929 (all parts)IAEA GSG-2ISO 5725-2ISO 7870-2:2013All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.