Open AccessDetermination of strontium in drinking water and consequences of radioactive elements present in drinking water for human health
Author(s) -
B Miloš Rajković,
D Mirjana Stojanovic,
Gordana K. Pantelić,
Vedrana Vuletić
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0968
pISSN - 1450-8109
DOI - 10.2298/jas0601087r
Subject(s) - strontium , radionuclide , human health , uranium , strontium 90 , environmental science , isotopes of strontium , water supply , radioactive waste , radiochemistry , environmental chemistry , radioactive contamination , waste management , chemistry , environmental health , environmental engineering , nuclear chemistry , engineering , physics , medicine , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
In this paper the analysis of strontium and uranium content in drinking water has been done, indirectly, according to the scale which originates from drinking water in water-supply system of the city of Belgrade. Gamaspectrometric analysis showed the presence of free natural radionuclide in low activities. The activity of 90Sr in scale which is 0.72±0.11 Bq/kg was determined by radiochemical. Because of the small quantities of fur in the house heater this activity can be considered as irrelevant, but the accumulation of scale can have intensified influence. In this paper, the analysis of effects of the radioactive isotopes presence (first of all 238U and 235U) in drinking water on human health has been done.