IZOTOPY URANU I RADU WÓD PITNYCH AGLOMERACJI KRAKOWSKIEJ

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URANIUM AND RADIUM ISOTOPES IN DRINKING WATER OF KRAKÓW AGGLOMERATIONAbstract. This work presents the results of measurements of radium and uranium isotopes (226Ra, 228Ra, 238U, 234U) in water samples collected from drinking water plants and public artesian wells in Kraków agglomeration. Annual effective doses for people of different age groups, caused by intake of natural radioactive isotopes contained in the waters, were estimated based on the obtained radioactive data. It turned out that the estimated annual doses are lower than the permissible level (0.1 mSv), excluding those for babies aged below 1 year, assuming the consumption of 1 liter per day for every baby in the age group.