Published March 2006 | Version v1
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Radium in drinking water in Quebec, Canada

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear Engineering Institute, Quebec (Canada). Dept. of Engineering Physics, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

Description

he median 226Ra activity found in 216 drinking water samples in Quebec is 14 mBq/l. Only 6% of samples studied have an activity higher than the Maximum Contaminant Level of 111 mBq/l. The detection limit of the method is 4 mBq/l. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
267
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 691-693
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
37051592
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
DRINKING WATER; QUEBEC; RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIUM 226; SENSITIVITY
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CANADA; CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIUM ISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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