Guidance

MCERTS: radioanalytical testing of environmental and waste waters

MCERTS performance standard is for laboratories undertaking radioanalytical testing of water.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 May 2012
Last updated
7 January 2019 — See all updates

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Performance Standard for organisations undertaking radioanalytical testing of environmental and waste waters

Ref: LIT 7126

PDF, 490 KB, 32 pages

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This MCERTS (Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme) performance standard is for laboratories undertaking radioanalytical testing of environmental and waste water. This may include surface and ground waters, trade effluent, leachate, saline and other waters. Laboratories are required to comply with ISO 17025 and the additional MCERTS requirements in this document.

Published 1 May 2012
Last updated 7 January 2019 + show all updates

  1. Change note added: Document reformatted and reordered to comply with changes to ISO 17025.

  2. Amendment of gross beta precision target and clarification of background count monitoring frequency.

  3. First published.

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