Abstract
Abstract The aim of this pioneer study was to determine polonium 210Po in the most popular magnesium supplements in Poland and estimate the possible related dose assessment to the consumers. The analyzed magnesium pharmaceutics contained organic or inorganic magnesium compounds; some from natural sources. The objectives of this research were to investigate the naturally occurring 210Po activity concentrations in magnesium supplements, find the correlations between 210Po concentration in medicament and magnesium chemical form, and calculate the effective radiation dose connected to analyzed magnesium supplement consumption. The highest 210Po activity concentrations were determined in mineral tablets made from sedimentary rocks, namely dolomite – 3.84 ± 0.15 mBq g –1 (sample Mg17). The highest annual radiation dose from 210Po taken with 1 tablet of magnesium supplement per day or with 400 mg of pure Mg daily would come from sample Mg17 (dolomite) – 1.35 ± 0.5 and 8.44 ± 0.33 μSv year –1 respectively.
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