Comparison of different approaches of soil sampling uncertainty determination

Denis Glavič-Cindro, Michel Bruggeman, Boštjan Crnic, Marijan Necemer, Toni Petrovič, Petra Prem, Branko Vodenik, Benjamin Zorko

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    Abstract

    The ISO/IEC 17025 standard requires that all significant contributions have to be propagated to the measurement uncertainty, including also sampling uncertainties. We evaluated soil sampling uncertainties for gamma-ray spectrometry by using in-house and split-sample methods. By in-house method, the sampling uncertainty was determined by comparing standard deviations of measurement results and average analytical uncertainty. With split-sample method, it was calculated using between-sample and between-analysis variances. If analytical uncertainty is reliably determined, the in-house method is recommended because fewer measurements are needed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number110676
    Number of pages8
    JournalApplied Radiation and Isotopes
    Volume194
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 2023

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Radiation

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