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Gross alpha and beta activities in potable waters used by pharmaceutical companies in India

  • 1. Environmental Radiation Monitoring Section, Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

This paper presents the gross alpha and gross beta radioactivity present in potable waters used by pharmaceutical firms from different states of India. A three year analysis in more than 90 water samples indicated that the gross alpha activity was observed to be in the range of <1 to 42.9±2.5mBq/l while gross beta activity was in the range of <20 to 67.6±2 mBq/l. Higher level of activity was observed in Goa waters. However the activities were observed to be within the limits of drinking water regulations as per USEPA 40CFR.141 and WHO regulations. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS fifth symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the DAE-BRNS fifth symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry
Imprint Pagination
603 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 164-165

Conference

Title
5. DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear analytical chemistry
Acronym
NAC-V
Dates
20-24 Jan 2014
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
45055589
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA DECAY; BETA DECAY; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING
Descriptors DEC
DECAY; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR DECAY; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; WATER

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Notes
3 refs., 1 tab.