Measurement of beta particle radioactivity of industrial water and industrial waste water - approved 1973

Book · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7124968

The method is suitable for either absolute or relative determination of beta emitters in industrial water and industrial waste water and is applicable to beta emitters having maximum energies greater than 0.1 MeV and at activity levels greater than 0.5 pCi/ml of radioactively homogeneous water. Either proportional or Geiger-Mueller counters can be used to measure the beta activity of the evaporated samples, but the proportional counter is preferable where a wide range of counting rates is encountered due to its shorter resolution time and greater stability.

• OSTI ID: 7124968
• Report Number(s): ASTM-D-1890; ANSI-N-151-1973
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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