scholarly journals Comparison of two different methods for gross alpha and beta activity determination in water samples

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija M. Janković ◽  
Nataša B. Sarap ◽  
Gordana K. Pantelić ◽  
Dragana J. Todorović
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Screening Procedure ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Preliminary Screening ◽  
Activity Determination ◽  
Activity Concentrations ◽  
Gross Alpha And Beta

AbstractMeasurement of the gross alpha and beta activity concentrations in various matrices is suitable as a preliminary screening procedure to determine whether further analysis related to specific radionuclide is necessary. In Serbia, according to current regulations, radioactivity concentrations in drinking water for gross alpha and gross beta should be < 0.5 and < 1.0 Bq L

scholarly journals An application of LSC method for the measurement of gross alpha and beta activities in spiked water and drinking water samples

Nukleonika ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaye Özgür Çakal ◽  
Rufiyet Güven ◽  
Haluk Yücel
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Gross Alpha And Beta ◽  
Drinking Water Samples

Abstract In this study, after the pulse shape calibration of a liquid scintillation counting (LSC) spectrometer (Quantulus 1220), the effi ciency was determined depending on sample quenching parameters. Then, gross alpha and beta activities in two spiked water samples obtained from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were used for the validation of the ASTM D7283-06 method, which is a standard test method for alpha and beta activity in water by LSC. Later, the drinking water samples (35 tap water and 9 bottled water) obtained from different districts of Ankara, Turkey, were measured. The maximum gross alpha activities are measured to be 0.08 Bq/L for tap waters and 0.13 Bq/L for bottled waters, whereas the maximum gross beta activities are found to be 0.18 Bq/L for tap waters and 0.16 Bq/L for bottled waters. These results indicate that these drinking water samples are below the required limits, which are 0.1 Bq/L for alpha emitting radionuclides and 1 Bq/L for beta emitting radionuclides. As a result, gross alpha and beta activities in drinking water of Ankara were determined accurately by this validated LSC method. It is also worth noting that LSC is a rapid and accurate method for the determination of gross alpha and beta activities without requiring a tedious sample preparation.

scholarly journals Gross alpha/beta activity concentrations in spa and mineral waters in North Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 326 (2) ◽  
pp. 1511-1517
Author(s):  
Hao Van Duong ◽  
Huy Luong Le ◽  
Duong Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Ngoc Minh Vu ◽  
Trung H. Duong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Mineral Waters ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Activity Concentrations ◽  
North Vietnam ◽  
Available Information

Abstract There is little available information on the radioactivity concentrations in the thermal and drinking water sources in North Vietnam. In the current study, the gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations were determined in 8 water sources in the area. The average activities of gross alpha and beta in the 8 sources are 38.7 mBq L− 1 and 88.0 mBq L− 1. These activity concentrations are lower than WHO recommendations for drinking water. In this study, the gross alpha and gross beta show a weak correlation.

scholarly journals Evaluate the Radioactivity in Drinking Water from Kakuri, Kaduna

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Tajudeen O. Adeeko ◽  
Lilian E. Adeeko
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
World Health ◽  
Beta Radiation ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Guideline Values ◽  
Dug Well

Small traces of radioactivity are normally found in all drinking water. The concentration and composition of these radioactive constituents vary from place to place, depending principally on the radiochemical composition of the soil and rock strata through which the raw water may have passed. The aims of this work were to analyze and determine the gross concentration of alpha and beta radiation in drinking water. Ten water samples from hand-dug (HD) well (5) and borehole (BH) (5) were selected applied stratified random sampling technique from kakuri. Results of the measurements reveal that gross alpha and beta activity were presence in all the water samples investigated; the gross alpha activities range between 0.014±0.006Bq/l to 0.072±0.022Bq/l, with average of 0.037±0.014Bq/l, and gross beta activities range between 0.200±0.041Bq/l to 1.530±0.140Bq/l, with average of 0.6132±0.104Bq/l. The hand-dug well and borehole were not radioactively contaminated, the obtained values were all below the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Organization on Standardization (ISO) drinking water guideline values of 1.0Bq/l for gross beta radioactivity and 0.5Bq/l for gross alpha radioactivity per year. Hence, groundwater from the area is radioactivity safe to use, it posed no threat to the health of people around the area when consumed, besides transformer borehole (BH08) sample which exhibit high beta activity, therefore; borehole (BH08) sample is not drinkable because it’s not safe of radioactivity.  

Determination of Gross Alpha and Gross Beta Activity Concentration in Bahe River Water Samples Within Xi'an Chanba Area

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Qingxu ◽  
Huo Yonggang ◽  
Xu Peng ◽  
Yu Fengmei ◽  
Lv Ning
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Radioactivity Level ◽  
Gross Beta Activity ◽  
Source Method ◽  
Thick Source

Abstract As a screening procedure, gross alpha and gross beta activity have been developed to determine whether further analysis of water samples related to specific radionuclide is necessary. In China, the determination of gross alpha and gross beta in drinking water was generally based on the HJ standard method: HJ 898-2017, water quality — determination of gross alpha activity — thick source method, and HJ 899-2017, water quality — determination of gross beta activity — thick source method. In this study, 15 water samples from Bahe river in Chan Ba region of Xi’an in China, were pretreated and analyzed by BH1216-III low background alpha and beta scintillation counter. The water samples were collected nearby residential area, wetland park, water conservation district and urban sewage treatment plant as well as other important locations which probably influence on the radioactivity level. The values of the activity concentrations of the gross alpha and beta measured in the water samples ranged from less than LD to 0.183Bq/L with a mean of 0.077Bq/L and 0.073–0.151Bq/L with a mean 0.102Bq/L respectively. All values of samples were lower than the limit level of 0.500Bq/L for gross alpha and 1.000Bq/L for gross beta, indicating that the radioactivity level in Bahe water between Chan Ba region of Xi’an is basically within the normal environmental background.

Gross alpha and beta activity concentrations in spring waters in Balaton Upland, Hungary

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Jobbágy ◽  
Norbert Kávási ◽  
János Somlai ◽  
Péter Dombovári ◽  
Csaba Gyöngyösi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Activity Concentrations ◽  
Gross Alpha And Beta

Measurement of gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations in human tooth

2010 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ömer Söğüt ◽  
Mehmet Fatih Aydın ◽  
Erdal Küçükönder ◽  
Özlem Selçuk Zorer ◽  
Mahmut Doğru
Keyword(s):  
Human Tooth ◽  
Beta Activity ◽  
Gross Beta ◽  
Gross Alpha ◽  
Gross Beta Activity ◽  
Activity Concentrations
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