The articles 35 and 36 of the Euratom Treaty address monitoring of
radioactivity in the environment. The EU Member States are obliged to carry
out continuous monitoring of radioactivity in the air, water and soil, and
submit that information to the European Commission.
Ensuring the quality of the data collected in this database is important for
example when modelling atmospheric dispersion of material released
accidentally. To evaluate the comparability of data collected by the JRC
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, IRMM organises an annual
exercise where all participating laboratories receive a test sample certified
by IRMM.
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2004
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measurement results for the 137Cs activity in spiked air filters
were collected from the 40 participating laboratories in 25 countries
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2005
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more than 130 units of milk powder were distributed to 62 laboratories in all
Member States and Candidate Countries. The laboratories are requested to
determine the specific activity of the radionuclides 40K, 137
Cs and the pure beta-decaying 90Sr in this material.
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2007
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226Ra, 228Ra, 234U and 238U in
mineral waters
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Monitoring of radioactivity in
the environment at JRC-IES