title: Polonium-210 levels in different environmental samples.
abstract: Polonium-210 is analysed in different samples which can be affected by the presence of a dicalcium phosphate plant (DCP). Particularly, it was determined in sludge samples from a drinking water treatment plant located downstream of the phosphate plant. From the obtained results, it was not possible to establish a correlation with the industrial activities carried out in the DCP plant since the measured activities were comparable to the reported in the literature for normal soils. This isotope was also monitored in different biota species (as mussels) taken also downstream of the DCP, and the potential risk of their ingestion by calculating the total effective doses was evaluated. As a result, it is important to highlight that the ingestion of these mussels does not constitute a risk for the population since the found doses were lower than the values published by UNSCEAR.
authors: Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Unitat de Radioquímica Ambiental i Sanitaria (URAIS), Consorci d'Aigües de Tarragona (CAT), Carretera Nacional 340, Km. 1094, L'Ampolla, 43895, Tarragona, Spain.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Fonollosa
authors: Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Unitat de Radioquímica Ambiental i Sanitaria (URAIS), Consorci d'Aigües de Tarragona (CAT), Carretera Nacional 340, Km. 1094, L'Ampolla, 43895, Tarragona, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Peñalver
authors: Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Unitat de Radioquímica Ambiental i Sanitaria (URAIS), Consorci d'Aigües de Tarragona (CAT), Carretera Nacional 340, Km. 1094, L'Ampolla, 43895, Tarragona, Spain. carme.aguilar@urv.cat.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Aguilar
authors: Departament de Química Analítica i Química Orgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Unitat de Radioquímica Ambiental i Sanitaria (URAIS), Consorci d'Aigües de Tarragona (CAT), Carretera Nacional 340, Km. 1094, L'Ampolla, 43895, Tarragona, Spain.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Borrull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000378:metabolism; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011059:Polonium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D060766:Drinking Water; D012722:Sewage; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D011059:Polonium; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous
keywords: 210Po; Alpha spectrometry; Biological samples; Drinking water treatment plant; Microwave digestion; Naturally occurring radioactive material