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226Ra and 222Rn concentrations of spring waters in Balaton Upland of Hungary and the assessment of resulting doses

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222Rn and 226Ra concentration of 18 frequently visited and regularly used, consumed spring waters on the Balaton Uplands have been measured by radon emanation method and alpha-spectrometry. 222Rn concentration varied between 1.5-55 Bq/l while 226Ra concentration between -601 mBq/l. The expected dose, between 14.1-119 mSv/y, has been assessed from the value of concentration supposing a daily consumption of 1 liter.

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  1. Department of Radiochemistry, University of Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, 8201, Veszprém, Hungary

    T. Kovacs, E. Bodrogi, J. Somlai, V. Jobbágy & G. Patak

  2. Department of Physics, University of Veszprém, P.O. Box 158, 8201, Veszprém, Hungary

    Cs. Nemeth

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Kovacs, T., Bodrogi, E., Somlai, J. et al. 226Ra and 222Rn concentrations of spring waters in Balaton Upland of Hungary and the assessment of resulting doses. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 258, 191–194 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026299201984

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