Published 1982 | Version v1
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Contamination effect of water with high uranium content in isolated micro-environment

Creators

  • 1. Orvostudomanyi Egyetem, Pecs (Hungary). Koezegeszsegtani-Jarvanytani Intezet
  • 2. Baranya Megyei Koezegeszseguegyi es Jarvanyuegyi Allomas, Pecs (Hungary)

Description

Water samples from the environment of the Mecsek ore mines, Hungary, contain several orders more uranium than the average drinking water of the region. In addition to human consumption, this water has been utilized also for fish ponds, irrigation and animal watering. It was found that the high uranium content of the water in the region under study can be observed in the muds and slurries of surface waters only. Neither plant and animal products nor human urine contain higher than average uranium concentration. This result is valid also for the concentrations of 226Ra and 210Po. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Hungarian)
Magas urantartalmu viz szennyezoe hatasa izolalt mikrokoernyezetben

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Egeszsegtudomany
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
3
Series
Egeszsegtudomany.
Journal Page Range
246-249
ISSN
0013-2268

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
14783288
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FRESH WATER; PLANTS; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES; URINE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; BODY FLUIDS; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; METALS; MINES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; WASTES; WATER

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