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Determination of 210Pb concentration in the air at ground-level by gamma-ray spectrometry

M. C. SpitaleM. RaneliF. CannizzaroElio Angelo TomarchioG. Greco

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Spectrometry GammaGround levelRadiationFilter paperAir Pollutants RadioactiveChemistryActivity concentrationAnalytical chemistryLead RadioisotopesParticulatesGamma ray spectrometry

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Abstract 210 Pb activity concentrations in the air of Palermo were determined by γ-ray spectrometric analysis of 323 particulate samples collected in the period September 1995–December 1996. For each sample, the air filtered through a cellulose filter paper was 8600 m 3 on average. The values of the daily activity concentration of 210 Pb were ranging from 136 to 3390 μBq/m 3 .

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-8043(98)00177-8