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The natural activity concentration levels of 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb were analyzed in 17 brands of bottled mineralwaters commercially available in the Southeast region of Brazil. Concentrationsup to 647 mBq . l —1 and 741 mBq . l —1were observed for 226 Ra and 228 Ra, whereas 210Pb concentrationsreached 85 mBq . l —1
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Akiko Tanigava, P. Natural radioactivity in Brazilian bottled mineral waters and consequent doses. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 249, 173–176 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013221922328
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