Abstract:There are eight famous thermal water sources, with medium temperature, neutral pH, high ranges of TDS values located in different carbonate formations in Northern Vietnam. The chemical composition results showed the major elements present were Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, while trace amounts of rare earth elements (REE), Ag, As, Pb, Th, U were observed. The 210Po activity concentration and the annual committed effective doses for adults, children, and infants in all study areas were far less than 100 mBq L−1 and 0.1 mSv… Show more
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