About Radioanalytical Services
Our radioanalytical services will be suspended until further notice. We apologise for the disruption in service.
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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; tritium; radon-222 and lead-210 in environmental samples, caesium-134, caesium-137 and ruthenium-103 in food samples, as detailed below.
This facility complies with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. Our NATA accreditation number is 14442.
Analysis of water, trade wastes, ground waters and other waters as listed below:
| Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | Water* |
Alpha activity – Gross |
Evaporation-liquid scintillation counting |
ARPANSA-SOP-0128 |
| Environment | Water* |
Beta activity – Gross |
Evaporation-liquid scintillation counting |
ARPANSA-SOP-0128 |
| Environment | Water* |
Alpha activity – Gross |
Evaporation-gas flow proportional counting | ARPANSA-SOP-0194 |
| Environment | Water* | Beta activity – Gross | Evaporation-gas flow proportional counting | ARPANSA-SOP-0194 |
| Environment | Water* | Potassium-40 | Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) | ARPANSA-SOP-1221 |
| Environment | Water* | Lead-210 | Liquid scintillation counting | ARPANSA-SOP-1190 |
| Environment | Water* | Radium-226 | Liquid scintillation counting | ARPANSA-SOP-1190 |
| Environment | Water* | Radium-228 | High resolution gamma spectrometry | ARPANSA-SOP-1190 |
| Environment | Water* | Radon-222 | Liquid scintillation counting | ARPANSA-SOP-1192 |
| Environment | Water* | Tritium | Liquid scintillation counting | ARPANSA-SOP-0979 |
| Food and Beverages | Foods | Caesium-134, Caesium-137 and Ruthenium-103 | High resolution gamma spectrometry | ARPANSA-SOP-1184 |
*Water includes: bore waters, drain waters, fresh waters, ground waters, irrigation and stock waters, liquid wastes, recycled waters, trade wastes and waste waters
Major equipment
- Thirty six Canberra high resolution alpha spectrometer measurement chambers
- Two Canberra Tennelec 5XLB gas flow proportional counters
- Quantulus liquid scintillation counter
- Hidex liquid scintillation counter
- Six high resolution gamma-ray spectrometers (20 – 54% relative efficiencies)
- Varian SpectrAA 55B atomic absorption spectrometer
- Milestone microwave digestion system, Ethos Pro
- Thermoline CO2 Incubator
- Freeze dryer
- Claisse LeNeo Fluxer
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