Radon and radium concentration in water from North-West of Romania and the estimated doses
| Autor: | Mircea Moldovan, V. Benea, Bety-Denissa Burghele, Nicoleta Bican-Brişan, Constantin Cosma, Botond Papp, Dan Niţă |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Water Pollutants
Radioactive Water Wells Population chemistry.chemical_element Radon Radiation Dosage Radium Radiation Monitoring Water Supply Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging education education.field_of_study Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Romania Drinking Water Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Radon gas General Medicine respiratory tract diseases chemistry North west Air Pollution Indoor Environmental chemistry Environmental science |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 162:96-100 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/ncu230 |
| Popis: | In the present study, the measurements of radon were carried out using the LUK-VR system based on radon gas measurements with Lucas cells. The radium concentration in water was determined, with the same device, immediately after was established the radon equilibrium with radium. The results presented here are from a survey carried out in the N-W region of Transylvania (Romania) in which were investigated the radon concentrations in natural (spring, well and surface) and drinking (tap) waters. The results showed radon concentrations within the range of 0.4-187.3 Bq l(-1) with an average value of 15.9 Bq l(-1) whereas radium concentration varied between 0.05 and 0.825 Bq l(-1) with an average value of 0.087 Bq l(-1) for all types of water covered within this survey. The corresponding annual effective ingestion dose due to radon and radium from water was determined from drinking water used by the population inhabiting the area. |
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