NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS IN BOTTLED WATER IN SPAIN

Authors
DUENAS C FERNANDEZ MC LIGER E CARRETERO J
Citation
C. Duenas et al., NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS IN BOTTLED WATER IN SPAIN, Water research, 31(8), 1997, pp. 1919-1924
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil","Environmental Sciences","Water Resources
Journal title
Water research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00431354
Volume
31
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1919 - 1924
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-1354(1997)31:8<1919:NRLIBW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Spain is a country rich in mineral springs. A nationwide study on the natural radioactivity has been made to determine the gross-alpha and g ross-beta activities in bottled water. These measurements are importan t for extracting radiological information of the activity present in a sample. Of all samples collected, only 26.2% have an alpha-activity h igher than 100 mBq/l, and none of them have a beta activity higher tha n 1000 mBq/l. An explanation for the different alpha and beta activiti es in bottled water that relates to the geological composition of the source is suggested. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.