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Evaluation of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China

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The investigation provides the first data of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China. Ranges of gross-α and gross-β activities vary from 17 to 362 mBq/L and from 18 to 779 mBq/L, respectively. These values are below the permissible limits given by the WHO for drinking water, but they do not include possible additional dose that may emanate from gaseous phases. Comparison of gross-α and gross-β activities with data from groundwater in other parts of China and globally suggests that precipitation rate has strong control on natural radioactivity in groundwater, particularly of shallow aquifers.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51539003) and the Special Fund of State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering (Grant No. 20165042512 and No. 20155045612). In addition, this research was funded in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2017B10314).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, NO.1 Xi Kang Road, Nanjing, China

    P. Yi, M. Gong, J. Yang & P. Chen

  2. College of Water Resources and Hydrology, Hohai University, NO.1 Xi Kang Road, Nanjing, China

    P. Yi, M. Gong, J. Yang & P. Chen

  3. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, NO.1 Xi Kang Road, Nanjing, China

    W. Zhang

  4. Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark, 4000 Risø Campus, Roskilde, Denmark

    X. L. Hou

  5. Xi’an AMS Centre, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, CAS, Xi’an, 710075, China

    X. L. Hou

  6. Department of Geology, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

    A. Aldahan

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Yi, P., Gong, M., Zhang, W. et al. Evaluation of gross-α and gross-β activities in groundwater of the Haihe River Plain, China. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 317, 193–201 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5901-6

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