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Determination of 3H, 226Ra, 222Rn and 238U in Austrian ground- and drinking water

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Screening measurements for 3H, 226Ra, 222Rn and 238U in ground water were performed within a ground- and drinking water project in Austria. The aim of this project is to get an overview of the distribution of natural radionuclide activity concentration levels in ground water bodies. In some cases this water is used for drinking water abstraction. In this paper methods and results of the screening measurements are presented. Regions with high activity concentrations were identified and in these regions further investigation for 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po will be conducted.

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This project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. We like to thank the Federal Environmental Agency and the Federal State Governments of the eight federal states for their assistance with sample selection and sampling.

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  1. Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, CC Radiation Protection and Radiochemistry, Spargelfeldstr. 191, 1226, Vienna, Austria

    Claudia Landstetter & Christian Katzlberger

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Landstetter, C., Katzlberger, C. Determination of 3H, 226Ra, 222Rn and 238U in Austrian ground- and drinking water. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 282, 467–471 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0178-4

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