title: Certified Reference Material IAEA-446 for radionuclides in Baltic Sea seaweed.
abstract: A Certified Reference Material (CRM) for radionuclides in seaweed (Fucus vesiculosus) from the Baltic Sea (IAEA-446) is described and the results of the certification process are presented. The (40)K, (137)Cs, (234)U and (239+240)Pu radionuclides were certified for this material, and information values for 12 other radionuclides ((90)Sr, (99)Tc, (210)Pb ((210)Po), (226)Ra, (228)Ra, (228)Th, (230)Th, (232)Th, (235)U, (238)U, (239)Pu and (240)Pu) are presented. The CRM can be used for Quality Assurance/Quality Control of analysis of radionuclides in seaweed and other biota samples, as well as for development and validation of analytical methods, and for training purposes.
authors.affiliation: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Environment Laboratories (EL), MC 98000, Monaco. Electronic address: m.pham@iaea.org.
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authors.affiliation: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Environment Laboratories (EL), MC 98000, Monaco.
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authors.lastname: Ilchmann
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authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Physics, Linkoping University Hospital, 58185 Linkoping, Sweden.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Radiation Physics, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, University Hospital, SE 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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authors.lastname: Smedley
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa, 703-194 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: M
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authors.affiliation: STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Laippatie 4/P.O. Box 14, 00881 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: V-P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Vartti
authors.affiliation: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Environment Laboratories (EL), MC 98000, Monaco.
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authors.affiliation: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Maritime Branch, Waszyngtona 42, 81-342 Gdynia, Poland.
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authors.lastname: Zalewska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 10 Fenghui South Road, High-Tech Zone, Xi'an 710075, PR China.
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mesh_terms: D001454:Baltic States; D012015:Reference Standards; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive
keywords: Certified Reference Material; Quality Assurance/Quality Control; Radionuclides; Sea weed (Fucus vesiculosus)