In-field radon measurement in water: a novel approach
| Autor: | S.A. Talha, R. Lindsay, P.P. Maleka, R.J. de Meijer, I.N. Hlatshwayo, R. T. Newman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Water Pollutants
Radioactive Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Detector Borehole Mineralogy chemistry.chemical_element Radon General Medicine Pollution Spectrometry Gamma Tap water chemistry Radiation Monitoring Water Supply Calibration Measuring instrument Environmental Chemistry Environmental science Water quality Waste Management and Disposal Surface water |
| Zdroj: | Journal of environmental radioactivity. 101(12) |
| ISSN: | 1879-1700 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a novel approach of measuring radon in-water in the field by inserting a MEDUSA gamma-ray detector into a 210 L or 1000 L container. The experimental measurements include investigating the effect of ambient background gamma-rays on in-field radon measurement, calibrating the detector efficiency using several amounts of KCl salt dissolved in tap water, and measuring radon in borehole water. The results showed that there is fairly good agreement between the field and laboratory measurements of radon in water, based on measurements with Marinelli beakers on a HPGe detector. The MDA of the method is 0.5 Bq L⁻¹ radon in-water. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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