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Natural radionuclide concentrations in drinking water (well and spring mineral waters) samples from Bordj-Bouarreridj region, east Algeria

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Using gamma ray spectroscopy with high purity germanium detector, the activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K radionuclides in drinking water samples from two areas in Bordj-Bouarreridj, east of Algeria were measured. The mass concentrations were found to range 10.46–63.56 µg/L for 238U, not determined value to 9.83 µg/L for 232Th and 5.29–6.80 µg/L for 40K. The chemical and physical characteristics of the drinking water samples were determined. The human radiological risk was calculated on the lifetime consumption of the population of the studied area based on the results obtained.

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The author is grateful to Mr Azzouz Abdelhakim, for his guidance throughout our experimental work. I would like to thank Mr Bechane Mounir biology science specialist for all geological and hydrological information and for the support throughout the years of work.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Mohamed El-Bachir El Ibrahimi Bordj-Bouarreridj University, 34000, BBA, Algeria

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  2. Laboratory of Materials Physics, Radiation and Nanostructures, Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Mohamed El-Bachir El Ibrahimi Bordj-Bouarrerid University, 34000, BBA, Algeria

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Kebir, H. Natural radionuclide concentrations in drinking water (well and spring mineral waters) samples from Bordj-Bouarreridj region, east Algeria. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 727–737 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08126-8

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