Designation:D7362−14StandardGuideforRapidScreeningofVegetationforRadioactiveStrontiumAerialDeposition1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7362;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesarapidprocedurebywhichvegeta-tionsamplesmaybescreenedforsurfacecontaminationofradioactivestrontium(89Srand90Sr,collectivelyreferredtoasradiostrontium)followinganairborneradioactivedispersalevent.Itprovidesaconservativeestimateofradiostrontiumdepositionthatcanbeusedbydecisionmakersforimmediateactionspriortoobtainingdefinitiveresultsfromafixedlaboratoryasset.1.2Insolubleformsofradiostrontium,suchasthestrontium(90Sr)titanate(SrTiO3)usedinradio-isotopethermal-electricgenerators(RTGs),willnotbemeasuredbythismethod.1.3Non-SIunitsareusedinthecalculationsofthisguideforeaseofuseduringtheemergencyphaseofanevent.Theinstrumentationusedtypicallyprovidescountratesincountsperminute(cpm)ratherthanpersecond(s–1,theSIunit),thusactivityisexpressedindpm(decaysperminute)ratherthanBq.Additionally,USEPAprotectiveguidelinesforsurfacecontaminationareexpressedindpm/100cm2.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD3648PracticesfortheMeasurementofRadioactivity2.2OtherDocuments:EPAProtectiveActionGuidelines33.Terminology3.1Definitions—SeeTerminologyD1129fortermsrelatedtowater.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1ROI,n—regionofinterest;thespanofchannels,orregion,inthespectruminwhichthecountsduetoaspecificradioisotopeappearonafunctioning,calibratedliqu...
