Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania

The physical–chemical properties of water are closely linked to the geological nature of the site where they are located. This aspect becomes even more interesting when analyzing the natural radionuclides in the drinking water of a volcanic territory such as Campania in southern Italy. This study co...

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Autores principales:	Giuseppe La Verde, Valeria Artiola, Vittoria D’Avino, Marco La Commara, Marianna Panico, Salvatore Polichetti, Mariagabriella Pugliese
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	drinking water natural radionuclides gross alpha gross beta radon tritium Hydraulic engineering TC1-978 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fce55805eeb743a1b262384b7f64e7132021-11-25T19:16:13ZMeasurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania10.3390/w132232712073-4441https://doaj.org/article/fce55805eeb743a1b262384b7f64e7132021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/22/3271https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4441The physical–chemical properties of water are closely linked to the geological nature of the site where they are located. This aspect becomes even more interesting when analyzing the natural radionuclides in the drinking water of a volcanic territory such as Campania in southern Italy. This study concerned the measurement of activity concentration of gross alpha and beta, radon, and tritium to evaluate their biological impact. The measurements were carried out using alpha spectrometry for alpha emitters, proportional counter for beta emitters, the electret system for radon in water, and finally liquid scintillation for the measurement of tritium concentration. The biological impact was assessed considering the indicative dose, if applicable, and the effective annual dose of radon. Although the results show that the values are below international and national references, the radiological characterization of drinking water is of fundamental importance to optimize the radiation protection of the population.Giuseppe La VerdeValeria ArtiolaVittoria D’AvinoMarco La CommaraMarianna PanicoSalvatore PolichettiMariagabriella PuglieseMDPI AGarticledrinking waternatural radionuclidesgross alphagross betaradontritiumHydraulic engineeringTC1-978Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENWater, Vol 13, Iss 3271, p 3271 (2021)
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spellingShingle	drinking water natural radionuclides gross alpha gross beta radon tritium Hydraulic engineering TC1-978 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 Giuseppe La Verde Valeria Artiola Vittoria D’Avino Marco La Commara Marianna Panico Salvatore Polichetti Mariagabriella Pugliese Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
description	The physical–chemical properties of water are closely linked to the geological nature of the site where they are located. This aspect becomes even more interesting when analyzing the natural radionuclides in the drinking water of a volcanic territory such as Campania in southern Italy. This study concerned the measurement of activity concentration of gross alpha and beta, radon, and tritium to evaluate their biological impact. The measurements were carried out using alpha spectrometry for alpha emitters, proportional counter for beta emitters, the electret system for radon in water, and finally liquid scintillation for the measurement of tritium concentration. The biological impact was assessed considering the indicative dose, if applicable, and the effective annual dose of radon. Although the results show that the values are below international and national references, the radiological characterization of drinking water is of fundamental importance to optimize the radiation protection of the population.
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author	Giuseppe La Verde Valeria Artiola Vittoria D’Avino Marco La Commara Marianna Panico Salvatore Polichetti Mariagabriella Pugliese
author_facet	Giuseppe La Verde Valeria Artiola Vittoria D’Avino Marco La Commara Marianna Panico Salvatore Polichetti Mariagabriella Pugliese
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title	Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
title_short	Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
title_full	Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
title_fullStr	Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
title_full_unstemmed	Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania
title_sort	measurement of natural radionuclides in drinking water and risk assessment in a volcanic region of italy, campania
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/fce55805eeb743a1b262384b7f64e713
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Measurement of Natural Radionuclides in Drinking Water and Risk Assessment in a Volcanic Region of Italy, Campania

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