Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8209413 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2016 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
The European Union published in 2013 a new Drinking Water Directive with stricter requirements for measuring natural radioactivity. In order to adhere to this, a method for sequential separation of 210Pb, 210Po, 238U and 234U in drinking water was applied using UTEVA® and Sr resins. Polonium-210, 238U and 234U were quantified using alpha-particle spectrometry and 210Pb using liquid scintillation counting. Radium-226 and 228Ra were determined using 3M Empore Radium RAD Disks, and their quantification was done using a Quantulus⢠1220 liquid scintillation counter.
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Authors
M. Vasile, H. Loots, K. Jacobs, L. Verheyen, L. Sneyers, F. Verrezen, M. Bruggeman,