CEN/TS 17216:2018

Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Determination of activity concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry CEN/TS 17216:2018

Publication date:   Feb 14, 2019

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60.60 Standard published   Oct 17, 2018

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CEN/TC 351 Construction Products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances

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91.100.01   Construction materials in general

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This document describes a test method for the determination of the activity concentrations of the radionuclides radium-226, thorium-232 and potassium-40 in construction products using semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry.
This document describes sampling from a laboratory sample, sample preparation, and the sample measurement by semiconductor gamma-ray spectrometry. It includes background subtraction, energy and efficiency calibration, analysis of the spectrum, calculation of the activity concentrations with the associated uncertainties, the decision threshold and detection limit, and reporting of the results. The preparation of the laboratory sample from the initial product sample lies outside its scope and is described in product standards.
This document is intended to be non product-specific in scope, however, there are a limited number of product-specific elements such as the preparation of the laboratory sample and drying of the test portion. The method is applicable to samples from products consisting of single or multiple material components.

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305/2011

Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec

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CEN/TS 17216:2018
60.60 Standard published
Oct 17, 2018

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Adopted from ISO 18589-2:2007 MODIFIED

Adopted from ISO 18589-3:2007 MODIFIED

Adopted from ISO 10703:2007 MODIFIED