RADIOSTRONTIUM AND RADIOCESIUM IN DRINKING WATER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1961 RESULTS
During 1961 the concentration of Sr/sup 90/ and Cs/sup 137/ was measured regularly in 23 public drinking waters. None was found in 2 well-derived waters in Brighton and Wolverhampton. In the only water derived from a chalk stream, Southampton, the level of Sr/sup 90/ was low (0.029 pC/l). In the river-derived waters, except Southampton and London, the average level of Sr/sup 90/ was 0.18 pC/l. London's water was somewhat higher than average (0.25 pC/l). Excluding the Thames-derived London water (the average level of which was 0.84 pC/l) the average level of Cs/sup 137/ in river-derived waters was 0.023 pC/l. The level of Sr/sup 90/ in impounded waters ranged from 0.24 to 0.80 pC/l; the average level was 0.52 pC/l. The level of Cs/sup 137/ in impounded waters was generally low (0.14 pC/l) but Glasgox and Belfast were higher (0.46 and 0.55 pC/l, respectively). The average daily ingestion of Sr/sup 90/ and Cs/sup 137/ in drinking water in 1961 is estimated at 0.25 pC per person and 0.13 pC per person, respectively. (Public Health Eng. Abstr., 42: No. 12, 1962)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-014549
- OSTI ID:
- 4729382
- Journal Information:
- Brit. Waterworks Assoc. J., Journal Name: Brit. Waterworks Assoc. J. Vol. Vol: 44
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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