Emergency tests focus on lab radioactivity analyses

Working under severe time pressure, government laboratories can analyze radioactive samples fairly quickly -- in a matter of hours -- but with variable accuracy, and sometimes relaxed quality control procedures, according to a published analysis of two federally organized tests of the labs' emergency preparedness.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news79019078.html">Emergency tests focus on lab radioactivity analyses</a></p> <p>Working under severe time pressure, government laboratories can analyze radioactive samples fairly quickly -- in a matter of hours -- but with variable accuracy, and sometimes relaxed quality control procedures, according to a published analysis of two federally organized tests of the labs' emergency preparedness.</p>