title: The daily intake of 234,235,238U, 228,230,232Th and 226,228Ra by New York City residents.
abstract: The daily intake of long-lived alpha-emitting members of the U, Th and Ac series by New York City residents has been estimated from measurements of diet, water and air samples. The total daily intakes from inhalation, food and water consumption in mBq are 18 (234U), 0.7 (235U), 16 (238U), 6 (230Th), 4 (232Th) and 52 (226Ra). From this, we infer that the total daily intakes of 228Th and 228Ra are 4 and 35 mBq, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis*; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D013910:Thorium; D011886:Radon