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Water chemistry and radon concentrations of thermal springs in Bastak area, south of Persia

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Physicochemical factors, major and some minor ions and 222Rn concentration was measured in Todruyeh, Fotuyeh and Sanguyeh thermal balneutherapy springs in Bastak, south of Iran. Water type of these springs is Na–Cl and water-mixing phenomena seem possible in them. The average of U concentration in Fatuyeh’s, Sanguyeh’s and Todruyeh’s water are 2.2, 1.1, 0.306 ppb, respectively, and the concentration of heavy metals such as Ag, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn varies from 1 to 10 ppb. The concentration of 222Rn in the water of Fotuyeh, Sanguyeh and Todruyeh Springs includes 125–253, 53–104, and 7.4–134.7 kBq/m3, respectively. Values of mean annual effective doses for inhalation from these waters are below the reference level recommended by WHO.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hesarak, P. O. Box 1477893855, Tehran, Iran

    S. M. Mirhosseini & F. Moattar

  2. Graduate University of Advanced Technology, End of Haft Bagh Highway, Knowledge Paradise, P. O. Box 76315-117, Kerman, Iran

    A. Negarestani

  3. Graduate Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, P. O. Box 14155-6135, Tehran, Iran

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Mirhosseini, S.M., Negarestani, A., Moattar, F. et al. Water chemistry and radon concentrations of thermal springs in Bastak area, south of Persia. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 304, 1085–1092 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3919-y

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