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Uranium and thorium contents in different drinking water samples have been evaluated by using CR-39 and LR-115 type II solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) and calculating the probabilities for α-particles to reach and be registered on the SSNTD films. A new method has been developed based on calculating the stopping powers of the studied material for the α- and β-particles emitted by the nuclei of the uranium and thorium series for evaluating α- and β-dose rates of the considered water samples. The influence of the soil nature of the aquifer on the alpha- and beta-doses in water samples has been investigated.
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Misdaq, M.A., Elharti, A. A new method for evaluating alpha- and beta-dose rates in various drinking water samples. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 219–222 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039338
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