التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Validation of a Gamma Spectrometric Method for the Measurement of {sup 226,228}Ra in Environmental Media Relevant to the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry |
| المؤلفون: |
Bandong, B B, Kreek, S A, Bazan, J M, Torretto, P C, Dixon, J A, Edwards, W L, Guthrie, E B, Ruth, M A, Zaka, F A, Hall, H L |
| المساهمون: |
United States. Department of Energy. |
| المصدر: |
Sixth International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry, Kona, HI (US), 04/07/2003--04/11/2003 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| سنة النشر: |
2003 |
| المجموعة: |
University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
63 Radiation, Thermal, And Other Environmental Pollutant Effects On Living Organisms And Biological Materials, Data Analysis, Statistics, Decay, Sediments, 07 Isotopes And Radiation Sources, 38 Radiation Chemistry, Radiochemistry, And Nuclear Chemistry, Sensitivity, Production, Water, Performance, 54 Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Gamma Spectroscopy, Validation, Environmental Exposure, Evaluation, Accuracy |
| الوصف: |
The offshore production of oil and gas leads to naturally occurring {sup 226,228}Ra being brought to the surface along with produced water. Assessment of potential environmental exposures, if any, requires accurate, precise and practical methods for the measurement of low concentrations of {sup 226,228}Ra. A method for the simultaneous measurement of {sup 226,228}Ra in marine sediments, biota and produced water at a sensitivity of 0.01 pCi/g using high-sensitivity, high-resolution gamma spectrometry was subjected to an interlaboratory exercise using U.S. commercial laboratories to validate its accuracy, precision, robustness, and sample throughput. The prescribed method involves direct counting for solid samples and a simple Pb({sup 133}Ba,Ra)SO{sub 4} co-precipitation procedure for water samples followed by gamma counting. Analytical results received from the participating laboratories were subjected to data analysis and statistical evaluation to validate the overall performance of the prescribed method. Relatively good precision and high accuracy of data were achieved when the participating laboratories followed the prescribed procedure closely. The consistency of results among laboratories was not correlated to the {sup 226,228}Ra concentrations in the samples. Most of the results that failed the acceptance criteria were either due to the absence of geometric and secular equilibrium between {sup 226}Ra and its signature decay daughters, or due to insufficient counting statistics when laboratories are working close to their detection limits. No significant bias or systematic errors were observed, except for produced water samples where results were biased high compared to the known values. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: |
PDF-FILE: 19; SIZE: 0.8 MBYTES pages; Text |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
rep-no: UCRL-JC-150761; grantno: W-7405-ENG-48; osti: 15007615; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1408779/; ark: ark:/67531/metadc1408779 |
| الاتاحة: |
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1408779/ |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.54DC17A2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |