Open AccessEQUIVALENT DOSE RATE OF IONIZING RADIATION ABOVE WATER RESERVOIRS IN VILNIUS
Author(s) -
Milda Pečiulienė,
Dainius Jasaitis,
Gražina Grigaliūnaitė-Vonsevičienė,
Aloyzas Girgždys
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of environmental engineering and landscape management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1822-4199
pISSN - 1648-6897
DOI - 10.3846/16486897.2004.9636817
Subject(s) - equivalent dose , ionizing radiation , dose rate , environmental science , radionuclide , water equivalent , absorbed dose rate , radiation dose , effective dose (radiation) , radiation , hydrology (agriculture) , absorbed dose , radiochemistry , geology , nuclear medicine , physics , chemistry , geomorphology , nuclear physics , irradiation , geotechnical engineering , medicine , snow
The paper discusses search of possible pollution sources of natural radionuclides; the measuring method (using the GPS system) of the equivalent dose rate of the environment is introduced; the equivalent dose rate of water reservoirs of Vilnius is measured; the values and variations of equivalent dose rate are evaluated; it is found that the values cover the range from 10 nSv/h to 85 nSv/h; it is noticed that the values measured above water are distinctly less than the equivalent dose rate above the soil surface; comparative analysis between the equivalent dose rate of open water reservoirs of Vilnius and other rivers and lakes of Lithuania is carried out.