Natural activity concentrations in bottled drinking water and consequent doses

Kabadayı Ö., Gumus H.

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, cilt.150, sa.4, ss.532-535, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 150 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/rpd/ncr430
  • Dergi Adı: RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.532-535
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The radioactivity concentrations of nuclides U-238, Th-232 and K-40 in bottled drinking water from six different manufacturers from Turkey were measured using high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. The measurement was done using a coaxial high-purity germanium detector system coupled to Ortec-Dspect jr digital MCA system. The average measured activity concentrations of the nuclides U-238, Th-232 and K-40 are found to be 0.781, 1.05 and 2.19 Bq l(1), respectively. The measured activity concentrations have been compared with similar studies from different locations. The annual effective doses for ingestion of radionuclides in the water are found to be 0.0246 mSv for U-238 and 0.169 mSv for Th-232.