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Long-term investigation of 137Cs and 134Cs in drinking water in the city of Zagreb, Croatia

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This paper presents the results of long-term investigations of 137Cs and 134Cs activity concentrations in drinking water in the city of Zagreb for the period 1987–2018. The highest activity concentrations of both radionuclides were measured in 1987, decreasing exponentially ever since, while 134Cs in several subsequent years fell under the detection limit. After the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011, the presence of 134Cs in drinking water was detected again. The environmental residence time for 137Cs was estimated to be 8.1 years in drinking water and 5.7 years in fallout. The correlation between 137Cs in fallout and in drinking water is very good, and this indicates that fallout is the main source of water contamination. The observed 134Cs/137Cs activity ratio in drinking water for the post-Chernobyl period was similar to the ratio found in other environmental samples. The estimation of annual effective doses received by the adult members of the Croatian population due to the intake of radiocaesium in drinking water showed quite small doses of 0.28 µSv in 1987 decreasing to 2.5 nSv in 2018, which indicated that drinking water was not a critical pathway for the transfer of radiocaesium to humans.
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193--198
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Bibliogr. 14 poz., rys.
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  • Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Radiation Protection Unit Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
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  • Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Radiation Protection Unit Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Radiation Protection Unit Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Radiation Protection Unit Ksaverska cesta 2, P. O. Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia
Bibliografia
  • 1. European Union. (2013). Council Directive 2013/51/Euratom of 22 October 2013 laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption. Official Journal of the European Union, 7.11.2013, L 296/2012.
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  • 7. Franic, Z., Marovic, G., Petrinec, B., & Branica, G. (2017). Post-Chernobyl investigations of radiocesium activity concentrations in cistern waters along the Croatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. Health Phys., 113(3), 167–174. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000685.
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  • 11. Franic, Z., Marovic, G., Lokobauer, N., & Sencar, J. (1998). Radiocaesium activity concentrations in milk in the Republic of Croatia and dose assessment. Environ. Monit. Assess., 51(3), 695–704. DOI: 10.1023/A:1005866703215.
  • 12. Franic, Z., Sega, K., Petrinec, B., & Marovic, G. (2009). Long-term investigations of post-Chernobyl radiocaesium in fallout and air in North Croatia. Environ. Monit. Assess., 148(1), 315–323. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0162-4.
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Uwagi
Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).
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