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Uranium and Thorium Determination in Water Samples Taken along River Kura
Author(s)
Majid Mirza Ahmadov, Famil Yusif Humbatov*, Valeh Saleh Balayev and Bahruz Allahverdi Suleymanov
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6221/2016.3-4.004
Affiliation(s)
Institute of Radiation Problems of NAS, Azerbaijan
ABSTRACT
The uranium and thorium concentrations in water samples collected from along River Kura has been measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The Agilent 7700x Series ICP-MS applied to analysis of water samples. The uranium concentration lies in the range of 0.697-7.035 ug·L−1 with a mean value of 1.812 ug·L−1 in water take along River Kura. The values of thorium on all sampling point less than 0.01 μg/L. The measured uranium content in water samples has been found to be less than the limit of 30 ug/L recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization) and US Environmental Protection Agency.
KEYWORDS
Water quality management, radionuclides, ICP-MS, Kura-Araks rives, Azerbaijan.
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