Why did the EPA decide to add exposure rate measurement capability?
Exposure rate measurements indicate the overall level of gamma radiation present in the vicinity of a monitor. The EPA decided to add exposure rate measurement capability to the RadNet system to make monitoring results easier to understand RadNet exposure rate measurements can be compared with results from different RadNet stations and with data from other monitoring stations across the world.
Exposure rate measurement is being added to the RadNet monitoring network incrementally over time, and this capability is an enhancement to the existing network. The EPA’s RadNet network will continue to report gross gamma count rate and laboratory analysis results under a routine reporting schedule.
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For more information on the reporting schedule, visit RadNet Sampling and Analyses Schedules.
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