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Correlated concentration distributions of natural alpha-radionuclides in sediment samples along the Romanian sector of the Danube river and the Black Sea coast

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The concentrations of238U and232Th were determined by neutron activation analysis using epithermal irradiation in 12 sediment samples, collected along the Romanian sector of the Danube river and the Black Sea coast during 1994. The concentrations of226Ra were determined by the emanation method in the same sediment samples. The concentration ranges obtained were compared also with the210Po concentration range for the same sector, reported in a previous paper. The accumulation potential of α-emitting radionuclides in the analysed sediments is discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, POLITECHNICA University, Calea Grivitei 132, 78122, Bucharest, Romania

    S. A. Mihai & I. I. Georgescu

  2. Center for Analytical Research in the Environments, Silwood Park, SL5 7TE, Ascot, Berkshire, UK

    G. Shaw

  3. Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Boeretang 200, B-2400, Mol, Belgium

    Ch. Hurtgen

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Mihai, S.A., Shaw, G., Georgescu, I.I. et al. Correlated concentration distributions of natural alpha-radionuclides in sediment samples along the Romanian sector of the Danube river and the Black Sea coast. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 221, 203–205 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035267

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