RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (6): 459-464.

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Methods for measuring gross α and gross β in aerosol and monitoring of radioactivity levels in environmental aerosol samples from Shanxi Province

Geng Xia, Lu Huibin   

  1. Supervision Station for Radiation Environment of Shanxi Province,Taiyuan 030001
  • Received:2016-09-21 Online:2017-11-20 Published:2021-11-11

Abstract: To meet the requirements for monitoring gross α/β activity in aerosol samples, experiments were conducted for optimization considering of the influence of sample storage time, ashing temperature, and ashing time on the loss of radionuclides in aerosol samples, as well as the influence of sample thickness on detection efficiency. With this optimized method, aerosol samples from Datong, Linfen, and Taiyuan of Shanxi province during 2014 and 2015 were analyzed. The results indicated that the gross α and gross β activities in aerosol samples collected from Datong and Linfen were lower than those from Taiyuan, and the gross activities in aerosol samples from all four monitoring sites were higher in the first and fourth quarter than those in the second and third quarter.

Key words: aerosol, gross α, gross β, radioactivity

CLC Number: 

  • O657.4