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Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program

EPA Method 903.1: Radium-226 in Drinking Water Radon Emanation Technique

Citation:

U.S. EPA, EMSL. 1980. “Method 903.1: Radium-226 in Drinking Water Radon Emanation Technique.” Prescribed Procedures for Measurement of Radioactivity in Drinking Water, EPA/600/4/80/032.

Description:

Analytical Method

Purpose/Objective:

EPA’s Selected Analytical Methods for Environmental Remediation and Recovery (SAM) lists this method for confirmatory analysis of radium-226 in drinking water samples.

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