Radionuclide and major element analysis of thermal and mineral waters in Croatia with a related dose assessment

Krmpotić, Matea; Rožmarić, Martina; Petrinec, Branko; Bituh, Tomislav; Fiket, Željka; Benedik, Ljudmila (2018) Radionuclide and major element analysis of thermal and mineral waters in Croatia with a related dose assessment. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 181 (3). pp. 199-207. ISSN 0144-8420

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Abstract

Major elements concentrations (Na, K, Ca, Mg) and the activity concentrations of 226,228Ra, 234,238U, 210Po, 210Pb, 40K and 137Cs in northern and eastern Croatian thermal and mineral waters, collected directly from springs (or wells), are presented herein with total effective doses assessed for those waters that are considered as drinking ‘cures’ and are available for consumption. The methods used for radionuclide determination included alpha-particle spectrometry, gas-proportional counting and gamma-ray spectrometry, while the major element composition was determined by ICP-MS. The activity concentrations of all of the radionuclides were found to be below the guidance levels set by the WHO and EC Directive, with the exception of one water sample that measured 0.26 Bq L−1 of 228Ra. The effective ingestion dose assessment for the consumption of the so-called water ‘cures’ during 1, 2 or 4 weeks’ time period throughout 1 year was well below the recommended 0.1 mSv for drinking water.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	thermal waters; radionuclides; alpha-particle spectrometry; gamma-ray spectrometry; ICP-MS; dose assessment
Subjects:	NATURAL SCIENCES NATURAL SCIENCES > Chemistry > Analytic Chemistry NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences > Environmental Science
Divisions:	Division for Marine and Enviromental Research
Projects:	Project title Project leader Project code Project type Radionuklidi i elementi u tragovima u okolišnim sustavima- Delko Barišić 098-0982934-2713 MZOS Transport i kemodinamika elemenata u tragovima u slatkovodnim i priobalnim sedimentacijskim sustavima-TRACESS Goran Kniewald IP-2013-11-7555 HRZZ RADIOAKTIVNOST OKOLIŠA I ZAŠTITA OD ZRAČENJA- Gordana Marović 022-0222882-2335 MZOS Radiokemijske metode za određivanje radionuklida u uzorcima voda Martina Rožmarić UNSPECIFIED bilateralni projekt
Depositing User:	Matea Krmpotić
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2025 10:34
URI:	http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/10373
DOI:	10.1093/rpd/ncy010

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