External Reference Products Publications

The following are published externally to the IAEA, and availability will depend upon the policy of the copyright holder.

Reference Materials

• The new IAEA-372 grass-certified reference material for ⁴⁰Kand ¹³⁷Cs. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 66, 1718 - 1721 (2008).
• Certified reference material for radionuclides in fish flesh sample IAEA-414 (mixed fish from the Irish Sea and North Sea). Appl. Rad. Isotop. 64 (2006), 1253-1259.
• Reference Material for radionuclides in sediment IAEA-384 (Fangataufa Lagoon sediment). Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 273, 2 (2007) 383-393.
• A New Certified Reference Material for Radionuclides in Irish Sea Sediment (IAEA-385). Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 66 (2008) 1711-1717
• IAEA programme on the quality of marine radioactivity data. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99 (2008) 1680-1686.

Interlaboratory Comparisons/Proficiency Tests

• Results of an IAEA intercomparison exercise to assess ¹³⁷Cs and total ²¹⁰Pb analytical performance in soil. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 67, 139 - 146 (2009).
• A soil sampling intercomparison exercise for the ALMERA network. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 100, 982-987 (2009).

Analytical Methods

• Determination of Pu isotope concentrations and isotope ratio by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: A review of analytical methodology.Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry,22, 827 - 841 (2007).
• Determination of Po-210 in environmental materials: A review of analytical methodology. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 65, 267 - 279 (2007).
• Estimation of the uncertainty components associated with the measurement of  radionuclides in air filters using gamma-ray spectrometry. Accreditation and Quality Assurance, 10, 269 – 276 (2005).
• Routine analysis of naturally occurring radionuclides in environmental samples by alpha-particle spectrometry. Supervising Scientist Report 180 (2004).

Sampling Strategies and Techniques

• Terminology in soil sampling (IUPAC Recommendations 2005). Pure and Applied Chemistry, 77, 827 – 841 (2005).
• Sampling of radionuclides in the environment. ICRU Report 75.