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Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) is the most sensitive
and widely used method to measure radon in water. The
popularity of liquid scintillation for radon analysis is due to
several factors including the excellent accuracy and
precision of the method, the low level of detection, the
limited need for sample preparation. The ability to rapidly
measure a large number of samples, and the ability of the
counter to change samples while unattended. The LSC
technique quantifies the activity of radon and decay
products from the rate of photons emitted from the
scintillation fluid [16, 21]. Limitations of the LSC
technique include the initial start-up cost to purchase the
counter and the need to perform the analyses in a
laboratory. a delay of about 3 hours to establish radioactive
equilibrium between radon and its decay products.
Depending on the counting time, a detection limit below 1
BqL-1 can be achieved.
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(Source: WHO Radon Handbook, ¹ø¿ª: (ÁÖ)¹ÙƼ¿¡)