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Accreditation
The analyses frequently carried out by Radioanalytical Services and accredited under ISO 17025, by NATA (National Australian Testing Authority) are: gross alpha activity; gross beta activity; potassium-40; radium-226; radium-228; and tritium:
Our accreditation number is 14442.
The scope of the accredited service is listed below.
7.66 Waters
.01 Waters for potable and domestic purposes
.02 Waters for irrigation and stock
.03 Waters for industrial and steam raising purposes
.04 Sewerage
.05 Trade wastes
.06 Saline waters
.07 Bore waters
.99 other waters
7.81 Constituents of the environment
.11 Waters other than saline
Major Equipment
Thirty two Canberra high resolution alpha spectrometer measurement chambers
Two Canberra Tennelec 5XLB gas flow proportional counters
http://www.canberra.com/
Packard Tricarb 2900 TR liquid scintillation counter with alpha/beta discrimination
Six high resolution gamma-ray spectrometers (20 – 54% relative efficiencies)
http://www.canberra.com/
Varian SpectrAA 55B atomic absorption spectrometer
http://www.varianinc.com
Milestone microwave digestion system, Ethos Pro
http://www.milestonesci.com
CO2 Incubator
Thermoline
http://www.thermoline.com.au/
Freeze dryer
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