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CLP-type data validation guidelines for neutron activation analysis

  • Radioanalytical Methods: Data Quality, Method Validation and Use of Standard Reference Materials
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Neutron activation analysis data quality must be validated to serve evidentiary purposes for environmental restoration and health protection projects. This paper gives a basis for determining the technical validity of neutron activation analysis data.

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  1. M. A. Smith

    Present address: SteriGenics International, 10811 Withers Cove Park Drive, 28273, Charlotte, NC, USA

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  1. Science Applications International Corporation, P. O. Box 2501, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    C. M. Johnson Jr., T. L. Rucker, M. A. Smith & E. L. Tan

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Johnson, C.M., Rucker, T.L., Smith, M.A. et al. CLP-type data validation guidelines for neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 192, 339–344 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041738

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