title: Radium-226 in sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum, products in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the 226Ra concentrations in samples of sugar cane juice, which is sold for human consumption in the city of Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The sample collections were carried out in seventeen commercial establishments where high quantities of the juice are usually sold. The methodology used to determine the concentrations of 226Ra in the juice was based on 222Rn emanation classical technique. Concentrations of 226Ra in the samples varied from 18 to 89 mBqL(-1).
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Energia Nuclear, UFPE, Avenida Professor Luiz Freire, 1000, Cidade Universitária, CEP 50740-540 Recife, Brazil. cleomacio@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santos Júnior
authors.forename: M R O
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Breckenfeld
authors.forename: R S C
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Menezes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005507:Food Contamination, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000737:chemistry; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011883:Radium / Q000032:analysis*; D031786:Saccharum / Q000737:chemistry*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D011883:Radium