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Place

Water type

Ranges

Mean Level

Remarks

References

1

Mining area of băiţa-Ştei, Bihor,

Romania

Well water,

-

35.5 kbq∙M(−3)

Within the WHO’S values

Moldovan et al. (2014)

Spring water

18.5 kbq∙m(−3)

Tap water

6.9 kbq∙m(−3)

2

City of Sakarya, Turkey

Well water

1.98 to 20.80 Bq∙L(−1)

9.05 Bq∙l(−1)

Within the WHO’S values

Yakut et al. (2013)

Spring water

0.75 to 59.65 Bq∙l(−1)

13.78 Bq l(−1)

Bottled water

0.75 to 22.8 Bq∙l(−1)

5.41 Bq∙l(−1)

3

City Of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Deep wells

0.34 ± 0.05 to 3.52 ± 0.30 Bq∙l(−1)

1.01±0.10 Bq∙l(−1)

The levels were within the city

Of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia

Aleissa et al. (2013)

Shallow wells

0.72 ± 0.08 to 7.21 ± 0.58 Bq∙l(−1)

2.74 ± 0.24 Bq∙L(−1)

4

Fault zone of Balakot & Mansehra,

Pakistan

All types of water

4.99 to 24.52 kbq/m(3)

15.52 kbq/m(3)

Khan et al. (2010)

5

Eastern São Paulo State, Brazil

One well

-

374 Bq/dm(3)

Different between two wells

Lucas Fde et al. (2009)

Another well

1275 Bq/dm(3)

6

Tbilisi, Georgia

Tap water

3 - 5 Bq∙L(−1)

-

Pagava et al. (2008)

Thermal water boreholes

5 - 19 Bq∙L(−1)

-

7

Zgierz, Ozorków, Stryków and Głowno (cities of Poland)

Deep well water

1 kbq/m³ to 13 kbq/m³

-

Kluszczyński et al. (2006)

8

Ramsar, Iran

Drinking water

-

Greater than 10 kbq/m(3)

Within normal values

Mowlavi et al. (2009)

9

Kastamonu, Turkey

Water

-

0.0089 Bq/l

Within the natural limits

Kam & Bozkurt (2007)

10

Busan, South Korea

Ground water

0 to about 300 Bq∙l(−1).

-

Highest and lowest in different places

Cho et al. (2004)

11

Migdonia basin, Greece

Drining water

Upto 170 Bq × L(−1)

-

The level of 50 Bq × L(−1) is exceeded in 23% of water supplies

Savidou et al. (2001)

12

Kenya

Ground water

0.8 +/− 0.5 to 371.7 +/− 33.5 Bq∙L(−1)

-

Otwoma & Mustapha (1998)