Research of the Radioactive and Physico-Chemical Characterisitcs of Thermal Ground Waters in the Slovak Republic and Transcarpathian Region, Ukraine
The thermal ground waters used for spa complexes in Zilinsky and Banskobystricky regions in the Slovak Republic and in Beregovo, Transcarpathian region, Western Ukraine, were analyzed for gamma-radiation level, content of selected radioactive elements and physico-chemical characteristics. Comparative analysis of the thermal ground waters showed that waters in Beregovo had the highest radiation level in terms of gamma spectrum, which was about two times higher than the limit; in contrast, radiation levels of research sites in the Slovak Republic were within Slovakian standard limits.