Open AccessNatural Radioisotopes Determination in Groundwater and Tap Water using Gamma Spectrometry
Author(s) -
G. Trabidou,
H. Florou,
A. Angelopoulos,
L. Sakelliou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hnps advances in nuclear physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-0088
pISSN - 2654-007X
DOI - 10.12681/hnps.2415
Subject(s) - tap water , groundwater , mass spectrometry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , natural radioactivity , gamma ray spectrometry , radiochemistry , chemistry , hydrology (agriculture) , radionuclide , environmental engineering , geology , chromatography , geotechnical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
Samples of underground drinking water -tap water, water from drilled wells and springs- have been collected from selected sites in Ikaria island. Concentration levels of 226Ra, 228Ra and 222Rn have been analysed by gamma spectrometry. The effective dose equivalents from ingestion of water are in the range 0.1-114μSv.y-1 for 222Rn and 25-175 μSν-1 for 226Ra. The respective range from inhalation of 2 2 2Kn released from water is 0.36-85 μSν.y-1.