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Intake of 210Po, 234U and 238U radionuclides with beer in Poland

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238U, 234U and 210Po activity concentrations were determined in beer in Poland by alpha-spectrometry with low-level activity silicon detectors. The results revealed that the mean concentrations of 238U, 234U and 210Po in the analyzed beer samples were 4.63, 4.11 and 4.94 mBq·dm−3, respectively, the highest in Tyskie (5.71 for 210Po, 5.06 for 234U and 6.11 for 238U) and the lowest in Lech (2.49 for 210Po). The effective radiation dose due to uranium and polonium ingestions by beer was calculated and were compared to the effective radiation dose from drinking water.

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  1. University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry Sobieskiego 18/19, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

    B. Skwarzec, D. I. Strumińska & A. Boryło

  2. Department of Environmental Chemistry and Exotoxicology Sobieskiego 18/19, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

    J. Falandysz

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Skwarzec, B., Strumińska, D.I., Boryło, A. et al. Intake of 210Po, 234U and 238U radionuclides with beer in Poland. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 261, 661–663 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000037110.93853.91

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