Published August 2016 | Version v1
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Distribution and sources of 226Ra in groundwater of arid region

Creators

  • 1. Hohai University, Nanjing (China). College of Hydrology and Water Resources
  • 2. United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain (United Arab Emirates). Department of Geology
  • 3. Hohai University, Nanjing (China). State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
  • 4. Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Division of Hydrologic Sciences
  • 5. Xi'an AMS Centre and SKLLQG Institute of Earth Environment, CAS, Xi'an (China)
  • 6. Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde (Denmark)

Description

As a part of characterizing radioactivity in groundwater of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, a first systematic evaluation of 226Ra activity in groundwater indicates a wide range (0.65-203.66 mBq L-1) with average of 17.56 mBq L-1. Adsorption/desorption process, groundwater residence time and uranium concentration are the main controlling factors of 226Ra distribution in groundwater of the different aquifers. Estimation of 226Ra effective dose from water ingestion suggests potential risk of drinking water from the carbonate aquifer. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
309
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 667-675
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
47099609
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION; DRINKING WATER; EVALUATION; GROUND WATER; HEALTH HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON 226
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; WATER

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