Radioactivity in air monitoring at the high altitude Sonnblick Observatory

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Regions studied

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Radionuclides

Keywords

Updated 2015-10-07

As part of the Austrian radioactivity monitoring network an air sampler and a high resolution radioactivity detection system is installed at the high altitude Sonnblick Observatory (3105 m). The objective is to monitor the radioactivity in air at high altitudes.

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Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1993 -
Data collection: 1996 -
Data processing: 1996 -
Data reporting: 1996 -

Contact information

Contact person: Wolfgang Ringer
Address: AGES Radiation Protection Wieningerstrasse 8 4020 Linz Austria
Phone: +43 50555 41900
Fax: +43 50555 41915
Email: ta.sega@regnir.gnagflow

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Radionuclides

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Geography

Regions studied: Radionuclides; Radionuclides

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: Yes

Specimen banking information: glass fibre filters

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Aerosol samples, collected on filtering media with high volume samplers, are analysed by high-resolution gamma-spectrometry. Sampling interval 1 day.
QA/QC Information (what QA/QC procedures are implemented, laboratories involvment in QA/QC activities, model verification/validation routines, etc.): ISO 17025 accreditation of laboratory

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No