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A new reference material for radionuclides in the mussel sample from the Mediterranean Sea (IAEA-437)

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A new Reference Material (RM) for radionuclides in mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the Mediterranean Sea (IAEA-437) is described and the results of the certification process are presented. Four radionuclides (40K, 234U, 238U, and 239+240Pu) have been certified, and information values on massic activities with 95% confidence intervals are given for nine radionuclides (137Cs, 210Pb(210Po), 226Ra, 228Ra, 228Th, 230Th, 232Th, 235U, and 241Am). Results for less frequently reported radionuclides (90Sr, 129I, 238Pu, 239Pu, and 240Pu) are also reported. The RM can be used for quality assurance/quality control of the analysis of radionuclides in mussel samples, for the development and validation of analytical methods and for training purposes. The material is available in 200 g units.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are indebted to their numerous colleagues who took part in the analytical works. Special acknowledgement is given to the Professor Frederic Briand, Director General of CIESM, for financial support provided for the Mediterranean Mussel Watch Program and to the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN, France) for providing the mussel sample. The IAEA is grateful for the support provided to its Marine Environment Laboratories by the Government of the Principality of Monaco.

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  1. J. A. Sanchez-Cabeza

    Present address: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

  2. Z. Varga

    Present address: EC Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, 76125, Karlsruhe, Germany

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  1. Marine Environment Laboratories, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA-MEL), 98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco

    M. K. Pham, M. Betti & J. A. Sanchez-Cabeza

  2. Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina F-1, 84248, Bratislava, Slovakia

    P. P. Povinec

  3. Centre National de l’Energies des Sciences et des Tecniques Nucléaire, 1382 Agdal, Rabat, 10001, Morocco

    M. Benmansour

  4. Institute of Oceanology-PEPAN, Ul. Powstancow Warszawy 55, 81-967, Sopot, Poland

    R. Bojanowski

  5. Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucléaire (IRSN), IRSN/DEI/STEME/LMRE, Bâtiment 501, Bois des Rames, 91400, Orsay, France

    P. Bouisset

  6. Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CAN), Avda/Thomas Alba Edison, No 7, Isla de la Cartuja, 41092, Sevilla, Spain

    E. C. Calvo

  7. Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Health Protection Agency, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0RQ, UK

    G. J. Ham

  8. Medical Radiation Physics, Lund University Hospital, 22185, Lund, Sweden

    E. Holm

  9. Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Retieseweg 111, 2440, Geel, Belgium

    M. Hult

  10. Senatsverwaltung für Gesundheit, Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz, Strahlenmessstelle, Rubensstraße 111, 12157, Berlin, Germany

    C. Ilchmann & M. Kloster

  11. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institute, Institute of Fishery Ecology, Marckmannstraße 129b, Building 4, 20539, Hamburg, Germany

    G. Kanisch & U. Rieth

  12. Verein für Kernverfahrenstechnik und Analytik Rossendorf e.V, PF 51 01 19, 01314, Dresden, Germany

    M. Köhler

  13. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Radioactivity Group Building 245, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA

    J. La Rosa

  14. Dept. de Ingeniera Nuclear y Mecanica de Fluidos, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Alda. Urquijo s/n, 48013, Bilbao, Spain

    F. Legarda

  15. Lab. de Radiologia Ambiental, Dept. de Quimica Analitica, Univ. de Barcelona, Diagonal, 647, 3a planta, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Llauradó

  16. Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique, Centre de Recherche Nucleaire d’Alger, 2, Bd. Frantz Fanon, B.P. 399, 16000, Alger-gare, Algeria

    A. Nourredine

  17. GAU-Radioanalytical, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK

    J.-S. Oh

  18. Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, Universita dell Insubria, Via Valleggio 11, 22100, Como, Italy

    M. Pellicciari

  19. International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea (CIESM), 16, Bld de Suisse, 98000, Monaco, Principality of Monaco

    A. M. Rodriguez y Baena

  20. Japan Chemical Analysis Center, 295-3 Sanno-cho, Inage-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263-0002, Japan

    H. Satake

  21. Physikalische Chemie, Isotopenlabor, Tammannstraße 6, 37077, Gottingen, Germany

    J. Schikowski

  22. Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, JNC Tokai Works, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1194, Japan

    M. Takeishi

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    H. Thébault

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Pham, M.K., Betti, M., Povinec, P.P. et al. A new reference material for radionuclides in the mussel sample from the Mediterranean Sea (IAEA-437). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 283, 851–859 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0426-7

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