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Abstract

In this article, the authors report experimental results obtained for the assessment of the 226Ra content in 80 drinking water samples from the Calabria region, Southern Italy. The activity concentration, measured with the Perkin Elmer Tricarb 4910 TR Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC) setup, was compared with the reference values reported in the Italian Legislative Decree 28/2016 in order to evaluate any possible radiological health hazards for the population in terms of 226Ra content due to the ingestion of the investigated drinking water. The obtained results put in evidence that the average 226Ra specific activity is lower than the LSC minimum detectable activity (MDA) in all cases, thus, excluding any radiological risk. They also represent the main reference for the investigated area and can be used as a baseline to extend this investigation to the whole region.

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Title
Assessment of the Radiological Health Risk Due to the 226Ra Content in Drinking Water from the Calabria Region, Southern Italy
Author
Caridi, Francesco 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Paladini, Giuseppe 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Spoto, Sebastiano Ettore 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Marguccio, Santina 2 ; Maurizio D’Agostino 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Belvedere, Alberto 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Crupi, Vincenza 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Venuti, Valentina 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Majolino, Domenico 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D’Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy 
 Dipartimento di Reggio Calabria, Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell’Ambiente della Calabria (ARPACal), Via Troncovito SNC, 89135 Reggio Calabria, Italy 
First page
9829
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
1661-7827
e-ISSN
1660-4601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2706200098
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.