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The Radionuclides 234U, 238U and 210Po in Drinking Water in Gdańsk Agglomeration (Poland)

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Consumption of natural water (public and bottled) is very important for people from a radiological point of view. Uranium and polonium alpha-emitters belong to the most radiotoxic elements for human. In the paper, a study of the radioactive content of drinking (public) water in Gdańsk agglomeration (Poland) was carried out. 238U, 234U and 210Po activity concentrations were determined by alpha-spectrometry with low-level-activity silicon detectors. The results revealed that the mean concentration of 238U, 234U and 210Po in analyzed water sample were 2.76, 2.86 and 0.48 mBq·dm−3, respectively. Finally, effective does due to uranium and polonium emissions were calculated for drinking water samples for the inhabitants of the agglomeration.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, 80-952 Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18/19, Poland

    B. Skwarzec, D.I. Strumińska & A Borylo

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Skwarzec, B., Strumińska, D. & Borylo, A. The Radionuclides 234U, 238U and 210Po in Drinking Water in Gdańsk Agglomeration (Poland). Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 250, 315–318 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017903814852

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