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Beta Analytic, a leading provider of radiocarbon dating services, was awarded the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation by Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc., for its laboratory in Miami, Florida. The ISO/IEC 17025 status is the highest level of recognized quality any testing or calibration laboratory can attain.

Beta Analytic’s Miami lab has demonstrated technical competence in the measurement of natural levels of radiocarbon by Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) and Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC), as well as in the measurement of the stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS).

Specific tests covered by the ISO 17025 accreditation are the determination of (a) radiocarbon age/activity in archaeological, geological, and water samples via AMS or LSC; (b) stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in organic and carbonate materials via IRMS; (c) bio-based carbon content of natural range materials for any carbon-containing solid, liquid, or gaseous materials via ASTM D6866; (d) bio-carbon content of solid materials like solid recovered fuels (SRF) or refuse derived fuels (RDF) via CEN/TS 15747:2008 and CEN/TR 15591:2007.

Beta Analytic’s ISO 17025-certified status bolsters its reputation as a highly competent and reliable testing laboratory and makes it a prime choice not only in radiocarbon dating but also in renewable carbon testing and bio-based testing.

The ISO/IEC 17025 is the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories. Only those facilities that have complied with the standard’s management and technical requirements are given the ISO 17025 status.

An ISO 17025 certification means the laboratory has a high quality management system that is well documented and has demonstrated technical competence. Only laboratories with qualified staff and reliable methodologies and equipment are granted an ISO 17025 status.

Joint IAF-ILAC-ISO Communique

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) concur with ISO that "a laboratory's fulfillment of the requirements of of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 means the lab meets both the technical competence requirements and management system requirements necessary for it to consistently deliver technically valid test results and calibrations." The management system requirements in ISO 17025 meet the principles of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems - Requirements and are aligned with its pertinent requirements.

To request a copy of the ISO 17025 certificate, please e-mail us at lab@radiocarbon.com or call us at (1) 305 667 5167 .