A study of gross alpha and beta measurements for thermal springs in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Şahin, Mihriban; Korkmaz, Mehmet Emin; Ağar, O.; Dirican, Abdullah

doi:10.1007/s12665-017-6445-8

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“…(Fasae, 2013 andOluwole et al 2020). For reported studies outside Nigeria (Natural spring, Tap and River, Thermal spring, River and Borehole/Well) the activity concentration of gross alpha and beta are lower than reports of Kobya et al (2015), Korkmaz et al (2016), Sahin et al (2017), Selcuk et al (2009) and Darko et al (2014) respectively as shown in Table 2. The lower activity concentrations of gross alpha and beta in this study compared to other studies is due to the geological properties of the source of water and the activities carried out around the water source.…”

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Risk Assessment of Drinkable Water from Hand-dug Reservoirs Using Gross Alpha and Beta Radioactivity Levels in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State

Okeoghene,

Onyema,

Okpilike

et al. 2024

BJES

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Over the past decade, radioactivity in drinking water has become a matter of urgent concern following reports from various scientific researches. The rapid urbanization and increase in population of Ogwashi-Uku has culminated in the increase for demand of safe and potable water hence the need for this study. A total of 10 samples were collected from the study location. Standard methods for determination of gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations in the water samples were deployed. The measured gross alpha activity concentrations for all water samples are below 0.1 Bq/L while the measured gross beta activity concentrations in all water samples collected are lower than 1.0 Bq/L permissible limit. The mean annual dose equivalent in all the water samples for gross alpha and gross beta activity is lower than 0.1 mSv recommended dose for radionuclides in water, hence the life cancer risk assessment showed lower values, indicating the water is safe for drinking. The purpose of this study is to assess the concentration of gross alpha and beta activity levels of drinking water from hand-dug reservoirs in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State in order to offer a scientific basis for making decisions regarding mitigating radioactive pollution and also to ensure the safety of drinking water and public health.

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“…The gross alpha and beta counting is a relatively simple, stable, and low cost preliminary test, as stipulated in the guidelines set by WHO for water quality determination (WHO, 2004). It has also become a veritable tool for determination of relative radioactivity levels in water (Jobbagy et al, 2011;Sahin et al, 2017).…”

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Risk Assessment of Drinkable Water from Hand-dug Reservoirs Using Gross Alpha and Beta Radioactivity Levels in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State

Okeoghene,

Onyema,

Okpilike

et al. 2024

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“…(2016) 0.012 0.234 Tap water Saleh et al. (2015) 0.11–16 0.10–16.90 Thermal spring water Sahin et al. (2017) 0.0157–0.1427 0.0893–0.400 Borehole and well water Darko et al.…”

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“…The gross alpha and beta counting is the preliminary test, as stipulated in the World Health Organization guideline for water quality determination ( WHO, 2004 ). Also, due to its relatively stability, low costs and simplicity, it has become a veritable tool for determination of relative radioactivity levels in water ( Jobbágy et al., 2011 ; Sahin et al., 2017 ).…”

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Risk assessment of drinkable water sources using gross alpha and beta radioactivity levels and heavy metals

Okunola¹,

Oladipo

Aker³

et al. 2020

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The increase in economic activities as a result of population surge in Dutsin-Ma has culminated into increase in waste and environmental quality degradation. Hence, this study examined the risk associated with different drinking water sources (dam water (DM), borehole water (BW), Hand dug well water (WW) and tap water (TW)) in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina using concentrations of gross alpha (α) and gross beta (β) activity, and heavy metals cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in the water. A total of Thirty six (36) samples were collected from the study area. Standard methods were deployed for the determination of pH, concentration of gross alpha and gross beta activity and concentrations of Cd and Pb in the water samples were done using chemical fraction method. The results of the pH showed values not within the recommended limits for drinking water quality with exception of 8.30 (WW). Also, the measured activity concentrations of gross alpha in all water samples are below 0.1 Bq/L with few exceptions, while the measured activity concentrations of gross beta in 50% of the total water samples collected are higher than 1.0 Bq/L permissible limit. The mean annual dose equivalent all the water sources is higher than 0.1 mSv recommended dose for radionuclides in water, hence the life cancer risk assessment showed higher values, indicating the water are unsafe for drinking. The results in this study showed that Cd and Pb in all the water fractions (mobile, dissolved, total and particulate) are above the WHO recommended limit of 0.003 and 0.01 mg/L in drinking water. Similarly, the hazard index (HI) for the water samples are greater than one (1), hence, a possible concern for potential carcinogenic effect for consumer of the water sources.

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Evaluation of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China

Gong

Zhang

et al. 2018

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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A study of gross alpha and beta measurements for thermal springs in Central Anatolia, Turkey

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Risk Assessment of Drinkable Water from Hand-dug Reservoirs Using Gross Alpha and Beta Radioactivity Levels in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State

Risk Assessment of Drinkable Water from Hand-dug Reservoirs Using Gross Alpha and Beta Radioactivity Levels in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State

Risk assessment of drinkable water sources using gross alpha and beta radioactivity levels and heavy metals

Evaluation of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China

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