Status report on standard-setting work in the area of environmental measurement

Status report on standard-setting work in the area of environmental measurement. Environmental assessment studies are regularly commissioned to study the activity levels of radioactive substances in the environment and to assess their radiological impact on the public, in response to concern about the presence of such substances. The credibility of such studies relies, in part, on the quality and reliability of measurements. This document describes standardization organization and their systems, both national and international, the standard-setting documents published as well as standardization work under way on the measurement of radionuclides found in environmental matrices. (author)