Published April 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

Investigation and evaluation of total radioactivity of water body in Xiangjiang river basin in Hengyang

  • 1. University of South China, Hengyang (China)
  • 2. Chuanshan College University of South China, Hengyang (China)
  • 3. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang (China)

Description

Objective: To investigate the total radioactivity level of water body in Xiangjiang River basin in Hengyang, and find the potential radiation contamination in time, and analyse the experimental datas with radiation hygiene method. Methods: Using 241Am and KCl as the reference material for measurement to investigate the total radioactivity level of water body with the medium thickness relative measuring method. Results: The radiation hygiene evaluation results show the values of the total α and β of water samples were 0.0012-0.058 Bq/L and 0.013-0.3742 Bq/L, respectively. And the variance analysis show that there was no significant differences between the various water samples (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The radioactivity levels in water body of Xiangjiang river are within the normal natural background and the water environment of Xiangjiang river is not contaminated by radioactive nuclide. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 145-147
ISSN
1004-714X

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Notes
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