Alpha radioactivity in drinking water in Quebec, Canada.
The median gross-alpha radioactivity found in 236 drinking water samples in Quebec was 52 mBq/l. Only 3% of samples studied have an activity higher than the Maximum Contaminant Level of 555 mBq/l. The median detection limit of the method described is 24 mBq/l.
Zikovsky
Lubomir
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Nuclear Engineering Institute, Department of Engineering Physics, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3A7. lubomir.zikovsky@polymtl.ca
D000512:Alpha Particles; D001417:Background Radiation; D005618:Fresh Water; D011792:Quebec; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity