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A trial proficiency test of eight NAA laboratories in Asia using stream sediments

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Eight neutron activation analysis research groups from seven countries have participated in a trial proficiency test under the auspices of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia. Three stream sediment reference materials were used in the test. A high degree of proficiency was found in the quantification of Co and Sc and more than 20 elements were well quantified by the majority of laboratories. The results support the use of neutron activation analysis, as practised by the participants, for geochemical mapping. The data produced in this study may provide an opportunity to improve the characterisation of the three reference materials.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the role of the FNCA Secretariat in distributing the sediment samples to the participants in the study.

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  1. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2232, Australia

    John W. Bennett

  2. Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

    Mitsuru Ebihara

  3. Center for Chronological Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Tanaka

  4. National Measurement Institute, Pymble, NSW, Australia

    Paul Armishaw & Raluca Iavetz

  5. Nuclear Research Institute, Dalat, Vietnam

    Vu Dong Cao

  6. Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Syed M. Hossain

  7. Nuclear Analytical Laboratory, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing, China

    Donghui Huang

  8. Center for Technology of Nuclear Industry Material, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta, Indonesia

    Sutisna

  9. Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nazaratul A. Abd. Salim

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Bennett, J.W., Ebihara, M., Tanaka, T. et al. A trial proficiency test of eight NAA laboratories in Asia using stream sediments. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 291, 535–541 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1326-1

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