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3702899 
Journal Article 
Radionuclide and chemical hazards of a radium ore revigator 
Kitto, ME; Judd, CD; Torres, MA; Bradt, CJ 
2013 
Yes 
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
ISSN: 0236-5731
EISSN: 1588-2780 
296 
1 
57-62 
WOS:000316569600010 
A study to characterize the radionuclide and chemical components in a radium-ore revigator has been completed. Measured activities of dissolved Rn-222, Ra-226, and U isotopes, determined in the water using radioanalytical techniques, exceeded recommended limits in drinking-water supplies. Trace-metal concentrations, determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, increased in the water with exposure time and exceeded recommended drinking-water limits for V and As. The contribution to, and dose from, the airborne radon-gas level in a room due to radon emanation from a revigator were evaluated. The annual committed effective dose resulting from consuming the radionuclides in the revigator water were estimated to be similar to 100 mu Sv/y for combined uranium and radium. 
Radium; Uranium; Vanadium; Radon; Dose