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Determination of 210Po in tea, maté and their infusions and its annual intake by Syrians

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Polonium-210 was determined in 34 kinds of imported tea and 9 kinds of maté collected from the Syrian local market. The 210Po concentration was found to vary from 5.5 to 39 Bq.kg-1 and 47 to 82 Bq.kg-1 in tea and maté samples, respectively. In addition 210Po was also determined in tea and maté infusions where different infusion conditions have been examined: amount, temperature and infusion time. The results have shown that the amount of 210Po transferred from tea and maté leaves to the aqueous extract ranged from 9 to 21% and 3 to 15%, respectively. The annual intake of 210Po by Syrians due to tea consumption and maté infusions was calculated and found to be 9 Bq and 151 Bq for tea and maté, respectively: washing of maté with warm water is recommended before preparation the infusions to decrease the annual intake of 210Po.

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    M. S. Al-Masri, A. Nashawati, Y. Amin & B. Al-Akel

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Al-Masri, M.S., Nashawati, A., Amin, Y. et al. Determination of 210Po in tea, maté and their infusions and its annual intake by Syrians. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 260, 27–34 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JRNC.0000027057.46987.cd

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