<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This article presents the results of a preliminary assessment of the radioactivity of natural waters and the isotope analysis of drinking water. It describes the methods for the radiochemical preparation of water samples, which include concentration of uranium isotopes from water samples, extraction from impeding radionuclides and preparation of electrically countable samples. The results of violation of radioactive equilibrium between the isotopes 234U/238U and the several factors affecting this process in water samples have been obtained. It is clear from the obtained result that 234U isotope concentration in groundwater is higher than that in surface water.</abstract>

This article presents the results of a preliminary assessment of the radioactivity of natural waters and the isotope analysis of drinking water. It describes the methods for the radiochemical preparation of water samples, which include concentration of uranium isotopes from water samples, extraction from impeding radionuclides and preparation of electrically countable samples. The results of violation of radioactive equilibrium between the isotopes 234U/238U and the several factors affecting this process in water samples have been obtained. It is clear from the obtained result that 234U isotope concentration in groundwater is higher than that in surface water.

Methodology for preliminary assessment of the radioactivity in natural waters

Materials and Geoenvironment

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This article presents the results of a preliminary assessment of the radioactivity of natural waters and the isotope analysis of drinking water. It describes...

Methodology for preliminary assessment of the radioactivity in natural waters

Publicado en línea: 04 abr 2018

Páginas: 221 - 226

Recibido: 10 mar 2017

Aceptado: 16 ago 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rmzmag-2017-0016

Palabras clave
natural water, isotope analysis, radiochemical preparation, concentration of uranium isotopes, extraction, countable sample, violation of radioactive equilibrium, isotope concentration

© 2017 Muzafarov Amrillo Mustafaevich et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Methodology for preliminary assessment of the radioactivity in natural waters

Publicado en línea: 04 abr 2018

Páginas: 221 - 226

Recibido: 10 mar 2017

Aceptado: 16 ago 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rmzmag-2017-0016

Palabras clavenatural water, isotope analysis, radiochemical preparation, concentration of uranium isotopes, extraction, countable sample, violation of radioactive equilibrium, isotope concentration

© 2017 Muzafarov Amrillo Mustafaevich et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
natural water, isotope analysis, radiochemical preparation, concentration of uranium isotopes, extraction, countable sample, violation of radioactive equilibrium, isotope concentration