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A study of the radioactive content of drinking mineral bottled water in Poland was carried out. 210Po,238U and 234U activity concentrations were determined by alpha-spectrometry with low-level-activity silicon detectors. The results revealed that the mean concentration of 210Po,238U and 234U in analyzed water sample were 1.28, 0.80 and 0.80 mBq.dm-3, respectively. The effective doses due to the polonium and uranium emissions were calculated for bottled drinking water.
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Skwarzec, B., Strumińska, D.I. & Boryło, A. Radionuclides of 210Po, 234U and 238U in drinking bottled mineral water in Poland. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 256, 361–364 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023970308882
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