Published September 2004 | Version v1
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Intake of 210Po, 234U and 238U radionuclides with beer in Poland

Creators

  • 1. Gdansk University (Poland). Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry
  • 2. Gdansk University (Poland). Faculty of Chemistry, Dept. of Environmental Chemistry and Exotoxicology

Description

238U, 234U and 210Po activity concentrations were determined in beer in Poland by alpha-spectrometry with low-level activity silicon detectors. The results revealed that the mean concentrations of 238U, 234U and 210Po in the analyzed beer samples were 4.63, 4.11 and 4.94 mBq x dm-3, respectively, the highest in Tyskie (5.71 for 210Po, 5.06 for 234U and 6.11 for 238U) and the lowest in Lech (2.49 for 210Po). The effective radiation dose due to uranium and polonium ingestions by beer was calculated and were compared to the effective radiation dose from drinking water. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
261
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 661-663
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
35093206
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; BEVERAGES; DIET; INGESTION; POLAND; POLONIUM 210; RADIATION DOSES; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOSES; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FOOD; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTAKE; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM 28 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; POLONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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