Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 130 (2014) 56e62
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Radioactivity in drinking water supplies in Western Australia M. Walsh a, *, G. Wallner b, P. Jennings a a b
School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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Article history: Received 26 July 2013 Received in revised form 6 December 2013 Accepted 19 December 2013 Available online 23 January 2014
Radiochemical analysis was carried out on 52 drinking water samples taken from public outlets in the southwest of Western Australia. All samples were analysed for Ra-226, Ra-228 and Pb-210. Twenty five of the samples were also analysed for Po-210, and 23 were analysed for U-234 and U-238. Ra-228 was found in 45 samples and the activity ranged from
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jenvrad
Radioactivity in drinking water supplies in Western Australia M. Walsh a, *, G. Wallner b, P. Jennings a a b
School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
a r t i c l e i n f o
a b s t r a c t
Article history: Received 26 July 2013 Received in revised form 6 December 2013 Accepted 19 December 2013 Available online 23 January 2014
Radiochemical analysis was carried out on 52 drinking water samples taken from public outlets in the southwest of Western Australia. All samples were analysed for Ra-226, Ra-228 and Pb-210. Twenty five of the samples were also analysed for Po-210, and 23 were analysed for U-234 and U-238. Ra-228 was found in 45 samples and the activity ranged from
