Interlaboratory comparison of gross alpha/beta activity of drinking water over a decade

IF 1.6 3区工程技术 Q3 CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR

Applied Radiation and Isotopes Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI:10.1016/j.apradiso.2024.111521

Liangliang Yin, Yuhan Xie, Yuxin Qian, Yanqin Ji

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Abstract

Interlaboratory comparison exercises for determining the gross alpha and beta activity concentrations in drinking water, organized by the National Institute for Radiological Protection (NIRP), China CDC, have been carried out since 2012. The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy and precision of gross alpha and beta analyses of low-level radioactivity concentrations. Natural water samples were used for the comparison, and the performance of the participating laboratories was evaluated with respect to the reference values using the Z-score performance indicator. The comparison data from 2012 to 2022 were analyzed, where the percentage of laboratories with acceptable results was 80–92%, and the dispersion of the measurement results across laboratories became smaller over time. The results demonstrate that these exercises can help laboratories to resolve issues in gross α/β analysis and improve the consistency of the measurement results.

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十年间饮用水中总α/β放射性活度的实验室间比较

中国疾病预防控制中心国家辐射防护研究所（NIRP）自2012年起组织开展了饮用水中总α和β放射性活度浓度测定的实验室间比对工作。本研究旨在评估低放射性浓度的总α和β分析的准确性和精确度。比对采用天然水样，使用Z-score性能指标评估参与实验室相对于参考值的性能。对 2012 年至 2022 年的比对数据进行了分析，结果合格的实验室比例为 80%-92%，而且随着时间的推移，各实验室测量结果的离散度越来越小。结果表明，这些练习可以帮助实验室解决总α/β分析中的问题，提高测量结果的一致性。

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Applied Radiation and Isotopes 工程技术-核科学技术

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

12.50%

发文量

406

审稿时长

13.5 months

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