Naturally occurring radionuclides in materials derived from urban water treatment plants in southeast Queensland, Australia

Kleinschmidt, R.; Akber, R.A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.09.001

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“…In Extremadura, close to Portugal, small aqueducts carry water with 226 Ra content up to 720 mBq/l and mitigation processes have been considered [67]. Radium monitoring in water resources has been accomplished in many other countries [33,51,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74]. Interesting cases are found in Middle East.…”

Section: Available Results Of Monitoring Campaignsmentioning

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Radioactivity in drinking water: regulations, monitoring results and radiation protection issues

Nuccetelli

Rusconi

Forte

2012

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità

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Abstract. Introduction. Drinking waters usually contain several natural radionuclides: tritium, radon, radium, uranium isotopes, etc. Their concentrations vary widely since they depend on the nature of the aquifer, namely, the prevailing lithology and whether there is air in it or not. Aims. In this work a broad overview of the radioactivity in drinking water is presented: national and international regulations, for limiting the presence of radioactivity in waters intended for human consumption; results of extensive campaigns for monitoring radioactivity in drinking waters, including mineral bottled waters, carried out throughout the world in recent years; a draft of guidelines for the planning of campaigns to measure radioactivity in drinking water proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA) of Lombardia.Key words: radioactivity, drinking water, water quality, public health. Riassunto (Radioattività nell'acqua potabile: le normative, i risultati dei monitoraggi e i problemi di radioprotezione).Introduzione. L'acqua potabile contiene normalmente molti radionuclidi naturali: trizio, radon, isotopi del radio e dell'uranio, ecc. La loro concentrazione è molto variabile perché dipende dalla natura dell'acquifero, dalla presenza di aria in esso e dalla litologia prevalente. Scopi. In questo lavoro è presentata un'ampia rassegna sul tema della radioattività nelle acque potabili: le norme nazionali e internazionali per limitare la presenza di radioattività nell'acqua destinata al consumo umano; i risultati di estese campagne di monitoraggio nelle acque potabili, comprese le acque minerali imbottigliate, condotte nel mondo negli ultimi anni; una proposta di linea guida per la pianificazione di campagne di misura della radioattività nell'acqua potabile elaborata dall'Agenzia Regionale di Protezione Ambientale (ARPA) della Lombardia.Parole chiave: radioattività, acqua potabile, qualità dell'acqua, sanità pubblica.

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Section: Available Results Of Monitoring Campaignsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radioactivity in drinking water: regulations, monitoring results and radiation protection issues

Nuccetelli

Rusconi

Forte

2012

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità

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“…The chemical nature of radionuclide is another factor that influences the disparity in the concentration of radionuclides in ground water. (Kleinschmidt and Akber, 2008;IAEA, 1990). Anthropogenic impacts on the study environment are other factor traceable to the elevated level of their radionuclides.…”

Section: Discussion On Activity Concentrations Of the Water Samplesmentioning

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“…Hence, the value reported in this study will serve as a base line data for future studies. However, several Researchers have investigated these radionuclides in different part of the world (Persson 2014;Jia et al, 2009;Kleinschmidt and Akber 2008;Szabo et al, 2005). Varying concentrations from low to very high levels were reported.…”

Section: Discussion On Activity Concentrations Of the Water Samplesmentioning

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Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Achuka¹,

Rachael²,

David³

2017

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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“…18 The conversion factors used to compute the absorbed gamma dose rate (D) in air per unit activity concentration 19 The average absorbed dose rates in Table 3 , as shown in Table 3, column 4. The relative contribution of radium to the absorbed dose and AED are higher than the relative contributions of both thorium and potassium, as shown in Figure 8.…”

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Transmission of Natural Radiation from Soil to Maize Plants and Radiological Hazards Resulting from Consumption in Upper Egypt

Mostafa¹,

Uosif²,

Elsaman³

et al. 2016

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Naturally occurring radionuclides in materials derived from urban water treatment plants in southeast Queensland, Australia

Cited by 39 publications

References 9 publications

Radioactivity in drinking water: regulations, monitoring results and radiation protection issues

Radioactivity in drinking water: regulations, monitoring results and radiation protection issues

Radiological Risks Assessment of Ogun State Drinking Water

Transmission of Natural Radiation from Soil to Maize Plants and Radiological Hazards Resulting from Consumption in Upper Egypt

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