Published October 2017 | Version v1
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Natural and artificial radionuclides in sludge, sand, granular activated carbon and reverse osmosis brine from a metropolitan drinking water treatment plant

Creators

  • 1. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
  • 2. Aigües de Barcelona, AGBAR. Laboratory, General Batet, 5-7, 08028 Barcelona (Spain)

Description

Highlights: • 40K showed the highest specific activities in sludge, sand and RO brine. • 238U showed the highest specific activities in GAC. • Medically-derived 131I was quantified in sludge, sand and GAC. • 238U, 210Pbu, 7Be and 137Cs showed the highest variabilities in sludges (RSD>29%). • 238U accumulation was correlated with the progressive efficiency loss in GAC.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.07.001

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.07.001;
PII
S0265-931X(17)30273-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Journal Volume
177
Journal Page Range
p. 233-240
ISSN
0265-931X
CODEN
JERAEE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
49057203
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVATED CARBON; BERYLLIUM 7; BRINES; CESIUM 137; DRINKING WATER; GAMMA RADIATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IODINE 131; OSMOSIS; POTASSIUM 40; SAND; SLUDGES; URANIUM 238; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ADSORBENTS; ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIFFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; PROCESSING; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WATER; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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