# ISO 9698:1989 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 9698:1989, item title is Water quality — Determination of tritium activity concentration — Liquid scintillation counting method; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 9698:2010; withdrawn / published date is 1989-12-07, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 9698:1989 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Water quality — Determination of tritium activity concentration — Liquid scintillation counting method _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO 9698:2010 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 1989-12-07 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 17554,IS,,ISO 9698:1989,Water quality — Determination of tritium activity concentration — Liquid scintillation counting method,Qualité de l'eau — Détermination de l'activité volumique du tritium — Méthode par comptage des scintillations en milieu liquide,1989-12-07,1,"['13.060.60','13.280']",ISO/TC 147,9599,,[51944],"['en','fr']",7,

The method specified is applicable to all types of water including seawater with concentrations of up to 10 ^ 6 Bq/m ^ 3 when using 20 ml counting vials. The method is not applicable to the analysis of organically bound tritium; its determination requires an oxidative digestion.

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