Distribution and sources of 226Ra in groundwater of arid region

M. J. Zheng; A. Murad; X. D. Zhou; P. Yi; D. Alshamsi; S. Hussein; L. Chen; X. L. Hou; A. Aldahan; Z. B. Yu

doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4632-1

Distribution and sources of ²²⁶Ra in groundwater of arid region

M. J. Zheng, A. Murad, X. D. Zhou, P. Yi, D. Alshamsi, S. Hussein, L. Chen, X. L. Hou, A. Aldahan, Z. B. Yu

Department of Geoscience

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Abstract

As a part of characterizing radioactivity in groundwater of the eastern Arabian Peninsula, a first systematic evaluation of ²²⁶Ra activity in groundwater indicates a wide range (0.65–203.66 mBq L⁻¹) with average of 17.56 mBq L⁻¹. Adsorption/desorption process, groundwater residence time and uranium concentration are the main controlling factors of ²²⁶Ra distribution in groundwater of the different aquifers. Estimation of ²²⁶Ra effective dose from water ingestion suggests potential risk of drinking water from the carbonate aquifer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	667-675
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	309
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4632-1
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2016

Keywords

Groundwater
Health hazard
Ra
Radioactivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Analytical Chemistry
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Pollution
Spectroscopy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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