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dc.contributor.authorallCatalano, R.; Istituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.authorallImmé, G.; Istituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.authorallMangano, G.; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Cataniaen
dc.contributor.authorallMorelli, D.; Istituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.authorallGiammanco, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Catania, Catania, Italiaen
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-24T14:52:34Zen
dc.date.available2015-02-24T14:52:34Zen
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/9369en
dc.description.abstractTritium is a naturally occurring radionuclide, due to interactions of cosmic-rays with the upper layers of the atmosphere; but its presence in the environment is mainly due to residual fallout from nuclear weapons atmosphere tests, carried out from 1952 till 1980. Tritium reaches the Earth’s surface mainly in the form of precipitation, becoming part of the hydrological cycle, then the interest of tritium content analysis in drinking water is both for dosimetry and health-risk and for using tritium as a natural tracer in the groundwater circulation system. This paper presents results from a survey carried out in the Mt. Etna area (east and west flanks) and in the southern side of Nebrodi in Sicily (Italy), in order to determine tritium activity concentrations in water samples by using liquid scintillation counter. The investigated areas show quite low tritium concentrations, much below the Italian limit of 100 Bq L-1 for drinking water and even comparable with the minimum detectable activity value. The effective dose due to tritium for public drinking water consumption was also evaluated.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameSpringeren
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of radioanalitycal and nuclear chemistryen
dc.relation.ispartofseries/299(2014)en
dc.subjectTritiumen
dc.subjectTritiated wateren
dc.subjectLiquid scintillationen
dc.subjectMt. Etnaen
dc.subjectDrinking wateren
dc.titleNatural tritium determination in groundwater on Mt. Etna (Sicily, Italy)en
dc.typearticleen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.type.QualityControlPeer-revieweden
dc.description.pagenumber861-866en
dc.subject.INGV03. Hydrosphere::03.04. Chemical and biological::03.04.07. Radioactivity and isotopesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10967-013-2710-9en
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico6A. Monitoraggio ambientale, sicurezza e territorioen
dc.description.journalTypeJCR Journalen
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dc.relation.issn0236-5731en
dc.relation.eissn1588-2780en
dc.contributor.authorCatalano, R.en
dc.contributor.authorImmé, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMangano, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMorelli, D.en
dc.contributor.authorGiammanco, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.departmentDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Cataniaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di fisica nucleareen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
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crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 64, 95123 Catania, Italy-
crisitem.author.deptDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia - Università degli studi di Catania – Via S. Sofia, 64, 95123 Catania-Italy-
crisitem.author.deptDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia - Università degli studi di Catania – Via S. Sofia, 64, 95123 Catania-Italy-
crisitem.author.deptDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia - Università degli studi di Catania – Via S. Sofia, 64, 95123 Catania-Italy-
crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italia-
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crisitem.classification.parent03. Hydrosphere-
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