Study of Polonium (210Po) Activity Concentration in Fruit Wines Derived from Different Locations in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Assessment of 210Po Activity Concentrations in Fruit Wine Samples
2.2. Radiation Dose Estimation
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Sample Collection
3.2. Alpha Spectrometry Analysis
3.3. Evaluation of Annual Effective Dose Due to the 210Po
3.4. Data Analysis
4. Conclusions
- very low (<10 mBq/L);
- low (10–100 mBq/L);
- medium (101–200 mBq/L);
- high (>200 mBq/L).
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Production Site | Mean, SD | Range |
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Warmian–Masurian | 42.24 × 1.85 ±1,a | 18.6–125.3 |
Podlaskie | 16.58 × 2.83 ±1,b | 3.5–97.1 |
Małopolskie | 98.67 × 1.46 ±1,c | 61.4–221.4 |
Lubelskie | 71.85 × 1.43 ±1,c | 38.7–169.1 |
Variable | Site | |||
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Warmian–Masurian | Podlaskie | Lubelskie | Małopolskie | |
Concentration of uranium in soil (mg/kg) [40] | 0.5–1.6 | 0.5–1.6 | 0.5–1.6 | 2.5–3.4 |
Total annual precipitation (mm) | 684 | 585 | 560 | 780 |
PM2.5 (μg/m3) | 15.0 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 29.0 |
PM10 (μg/m3) | 18.1 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 30.7 |
Production Site | Mean, SD | Range |
---|---|---|
Warmian–Masurian | 0.482 × 1.853 ±1,a | 0.112–1.430 |
Podlaskie | 0.191 × 2.811 ±1,b | 0.041–1.108 |
Małopolskie | 1.126 × 1.464 ±1,c | 0.700–2.572 |
Lubelskie | 0.820 × 1.434 ±1,c | 0.443–1.930 |
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Rudnicki-Velasquez, P.; Boryło, A.; Kaczor, M.; Wieczorek, J.; Rutkowska, J. Study of Polonium (210Po) Activity Concentration in Fruit Wines Derived from Different Locations in Poland. Molecules 2023, 28, 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010438
Rudnicki-Velasquez P, Boryło A, Kaczor M, Wieczorek J, Rutkowska J. Study of Polonium (210Po) Activity Concentration in Fruit Wines Derived from Different Locations in Poland. Molecules. 2023; 28(1):438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010438
Chicago/Turabian StyleRudnicki-Velasquez, Paweł, Alicja Boryło, Marcin Kaczor, Jarosław Wieczorek, and Jarosława Rutkowska. 2023. "Study of Polonium (210Po) Activity Concentration in Fruit Wines Derived from Different Locations in Poland" Molecules 28, no. 1: 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010438
APA StyleRudnicki-Velasquez, P., Boryło, A., Kaczor, M., Wieczorek, J., & Rutkowska, J. (2023). Study of Polonium (210Po) Activity Concentration in Fruit Wines Derived from Different Locations in Poland. Molecules, 28(1), 438. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28010438