Interlaboratory Studies

This page presents some details of running, closed and exercises organized by Reference Materials Group in Chemistry Unit. The reports refered to can be downloaded in full from . Details of forthcoming IC/PT Actions and how to register an interest in participation can be found at the News & Announcements page.

 On Going Proficiency Tests

• The IAEA-CU-2009-03 world-wide open proficiency test on the determination of natural and artificial radionuclides in moss-soil and spiked water,  Status: On-line application open 15 June 2009.

• The IAEA-CU-2009-04 ALMERA Natwork proficiency test on the determination of gamma-emitting radionuclides in simulated air filters, Status: Registration closed, sample shipment September 2009. 

• The IAEA-CU-2008-03 world-wide open proficiency test on the determination of natural radionuclides in phosphgypsum and spiked water,  Status: Results reporting deadline 15 April 2009.

• The IAEA-CU-2008-02  proficiency test on the determination of  radionuclides in air filters, Status: PT is concluded and draft summary report was issued, November 2008.

• The IAEA-CU-2007-03 world-wide open proficiency test on the determination of gamma-emitting radionuclides in water, soil and vegetation, Status: Draft summary report was issued, May 2008.  

• The IAEA-CU-2007-04 ALMERA Natwork proficiency test on the determination of gamma-emitting radionuclides in water, soil and vegetation, Status: Draft summary report was  issued, May 2008. 

• The IAEA-CU-2007-09 ALMERA Natwork and Worl-Wide proficiency test on the determination of Po-210 in water, Status: Draft of final report was sent for comments : Draft summary report was issued,  June 2008.

Reports of Recently Concluded Proficiency Tests

• IAEA/AL/171 Report on the IAEA-CU-2006-03 World-Wide Proficiency Test on the Determination of Gamma Emitting Radionuclides,  May 2007.
• IAEA/AL/170 Report on the IAEA-CU-2006-04 ALMERA Proficiency Test on the Determination of Gamma Emitting Radionuclides,  May 2007.
• IAEA/AL/175 Report on the IAEA-CU-2006-08 Proficiency Test on the Determination of Gamma Emitting Radionuclides in Sea Water,  March 2007.
• IAEA/AL/169 Report on the IAEA-CU-2006-11  Proficiency Test on the Determination of Gamma Emitting Radionuclides in Air Filters,  October 2006.
• IAEA/AL/150 Final report on the Proficiency Test on the Determination of Total Arsenic Concentration in Water, TC project BGD/08/018,  February 2005.  
• IAEA/AL/152 Final report on the Proficiency Test of the Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of Environmental RAdioactivity (ALMERA) Network, August 2005. 
• IAEA/AL/160 Final report on the IAEA-CU-2006-01 Proficiency Test on the Determination of  Radionuclides and Trace Elements in Soil and Compost, TC project RAS/02/011, April 2006.
• IAEA/AL/166 Final report on the IAEA-CU-2006-02 Proficiency Test on the Determination of Cs-137 and Pb-210 in Soil, April 2006.
• IAEA/AL/167 Final report on the IAEA-CU-2006-05 Proficiency Test on the Determination of Cs-137 and Pb-210 in Soil in cooperation with the Hungarian National Food Investigation Institute, April 2006.

For more information contact the PT Officer Mr. Abdulghani Shakhashiro at: a.shakhashiro@iaea.org

Last updated 30 March 2009

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