Problems of fresh groundwater pollution with technogenic tritium are considered with Obninsk (Russia) for illustration. The paper deals with engineering and geological reasons of groundwater pollution with tritium near Obninsk. Tritium concentrations in municipal water intakes and springs are by 20–100 and 10,000 times, respectively, higher as compared to the background value in Russia as a whole. The highest concentrations are observed near radioactive waste repositories. Tritium migration over the water bearing horizons and tritium dispersal within the anomaly are studied. Health risk assessment for Obninsk population has been performed. The risk of stochastic effects of exposure in chronic tritium intake amounted to 1.10-7.
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Momot, O., Synzynys, B., Kozmin, G., Silin, I. (2008). Pollution Of Ground Sources Of Drinking Water With Technogenic Tritium. In: Hlavinek, P., Bonacci, O., Marsalek, J., Mahrikova, I. (eds) Dangerous Pollutants (Xenobiotics) in Urban Water Cycle. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6795-2_31
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