Tritium Bioassay Laboratories

[Stan Harts <hartss@uncwil.edu>]

UNCW is just reaching quantities of tritium where the activities 
handled warrant a bioassay program.  Being new to this, I have two 
questions.

1.  Should I go with a third party to analyze our samples? It doesn't 
seem to be a problem for most facilities but I prefer a third party to 
perform our tritium bioassays rather than in-house personnel. The 
concerns I do hear are cost and time.

2.  Does anyone use any laboratories that have performed an 
excellent job for them in a tritium Bioassay program?  

Thanks in advance for your input.


Stan H. Harts
Environmental Safety Manager
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
E-Mail:   Hartss@uncwil.edu
Phone:    (910) 962-7017
Fax:      (910) 962-4014
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