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Published on: March 7, 2016
A survey of ²²²Rn in drinking water in Mexico City
C Vázquez-López1, B E Zendejas-Leal, J I Golzarri
1Departamento de Física, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Ave. IPN 2508, México 07360, DF Mexico. cvlopez@fis.cinvestav.mx
Abstract:
In Mexico City there are more than 22 millions of inhabitants (10 in the metropolitan area and 12 in the suburban zone) exposed to drinking water. The local epidemiological authorities recognised that exposure to radon contaminated drinking water is a potential health hazard, as has been considered worldwide. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a limit of 11.1 Bq l(-1) for the radon level in drinking water. In Mexico a maximum contamination level of radon in drinking water has not yet even considered. In this work, a (222)Rn study of drinking water in Mexico City has revealed a range of concentrations from background level to 3.8 Bq l(-1). (222)Rn was calculated using a portable degassing system (AquaKIT) associated with an AlphaGUARD measuring system. Samples from 70 wells of the water system of the south of the Valley Basin of Mexico City and from houses of some other political administrative divisions of Mexico City were taken.
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