ARTHUR ATHAYDE MENEGHINI

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In situ characterization of NORM waste from the oil industry
2022 - DELLAMANO, J.C.; DAMATTO, S.R.; CARVALHO, R.N.; MENEGHINI, A.A.; MARUMO, J.T.; MADUAR, M.F.; VICENTE, R.
In the oil industry, radioactive wastes are generated in the oil production platforms containing natural radionuclides, such as 226Ra and 228Ra, the NORM waste. This waste is mainly in the form of produced water, sludge and scales which should be characterized for the correct final destination. The Brazilian laws establish that the NORM wastes from the oil production must comply with Law 10308 of November 20, 2001, which determine in its article 7, "The disposal of radioactive waste of any kind in the oceanic islands, the continental shelf and the Brazilian territorial waters is prohibited." Therefore, the NORM waste from offshore oil extraction rigs should be transported to onshore facilities. There are two options for the destination of this material: industrial landfill, in the case of activity concentrations are below clearance limits established by Brazilian Nuclear Commission, CNEN; or on the contrary, to intermediate storage facilities, until final disposal is decided. Currently, the oil production companies take samples from the waste and send them to radiometric laboratories in order to evaluate their activity concentration by gamma spectrometry. The complete process takes more than six months to be concluded. Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, IPEN, is making efforts to solve the management problems of NORM waste from oil extraction, including conduct research aiming at characterizing the waste. The objective of the paper is to present the results of in situ characterization of drums containing oil sludge using portable gamma spectrometers.
In situ characterization of NORM waste from the oil industry
2020 - DELLAMANO, JOSE C.; DAMATTO, SANDRA R.; MADUAR, MARCELO F.; MARUMO, JULIO T.; CARVALHO, RICARDO N.; VICENTE, ROBERTO; MENEGHINI, ARTHUR A.
Inorganic chemical composition by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry of the mineral waters from the Minas Gerais Water Circuit, Brazil
2021 - WAKASUGI, D.S.M.; DAMATTO, S.R.; MENEGHINI, A.A.; SANTOS, L.A.B.; SALVADOR, V.L.R.
The water parks located in the cities of Cambuquira, Caxambu, Conceição do Rio Verde, Lambari and Marimbeiro are part of the Water Circuit of Minas Gerais and have their mineral waters regularly consumed by the local population and tourists motivated by the medicinal use of these waters, characterized as mineral waters. Therefore, the objective of this work was to determine the inorganic chemical composition of the mineral water from these parks, analysing the elements Ag, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K. Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V and Zn using the energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence – EDXRF. Despite the proximity to one another, each park has different chemical elements and concentrations. The elements presenting the highest concentrations were the major elements Ca, Fe, K and Mn. However, among the five water parks studied, the Water Park of Caxambu presented the highest concentrations for all the determined elements.
Inorganic chemical elements determined in mineral water springs from the water circuit of Minas Gerais, Brazil by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
2019 - MENEGHINI, ARTHUR A.; WAKASUGI, DENISE S.M.; SANTOS, LAISSA A.B. dos; DAMATTO, SANDRA R.; SALVADOR, VERA L.R.
Water Circuit of Minas Gerais (Circuito das Águas de Minas Gerais) is known by its mineral water parks located in the cities of Cambuquira, Caxambu, Conceição do Rio Verde, Lambari and São Lourenço. The mineral water of these parks is consumed regularly by the local population and tourists that are motivated by the medicinal use of the mineral water. One of the characteristics that defines a mineral water is its chemical composition, hence a water is considered mineral due to the chemical elements present in its composition. The objective of this work was to determine the inorganic chemical characterization of the mineral waters from the Water Parks of Cambuquira, Caxambu, Conceição do Rio Verde, Lambari and Marimbeiro analyzing the elements Ag, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K. Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Ti, V and Zn by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry – EDXRF. Each water park presented different chemical elements with different concentrations, in spite of the parks are located near each other. The elements that presented the highest concentrations in all the samples analyzed were the major elements Ca, Fe, K and Mn. Among the four water parks studied, the mineral waters from Water Park of Caxambu presented the highest concentrations for all the elements determined. This study is part of a research project developed at CMR that studied the natural radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb and 210Po and the inorganic chemical elements of the mineral waters of the Water Circuit of Minas Gerais.
Elemental characterization using instrumental neutron activation analysis in mineral waters from Caxambu, MG
2017 - MENEGHINI, A.A.; DAMATTO, S.R.
Chemical composition of mineral water is the result of soil and water interaction and depends on the soil geology, because the chemical elements become part of these waters through the leaching and dissolution processes of soil. Mineral waters are defined as those that come from natural springs or that are artificially collected with chemical composition or physical chemical properties which imbues them with medicinal action that distinguishes them from ordinary water. According to the mineral summary of Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral - DNPM, the consumption of mineral water has been increasing year by year, being in 2014 the global consumption 6.2% greater than in 2013 (which already had consumption 7.0% greater than in 2012), a fact that reinforces the importance of the characterization and regulation of the mineral waters. In thermal parks as Caxambu’s park, the waters are used as health therapy, diuretic waters, cathartic waters and anti-inflammatory waters. Parque das Águas of Caxambu, the largest mineral water park in the world, has 12 springs: Leopoldina, Beleza, Duque de Saxe, Princesa Isabel and Conde D’Eu, Dom Pedro, Viotti 1 and 2, Venâncio, Mayrink I, II and III and Ernestina Guedes and also a 60 m deep geyser. Thus, the main goal of this study was to perform a chemical characterization of these waters in which the elements Ba, Ca, Co, Cr, Cs, Eu, Fe, K, La, Na, Rb and Sb were found using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis – INAA technique. Mineral water samples were dried in a cellulose substrate and irradiated at the IEA-R1 reactor in which they were exposed for 6h to a thermal neutron flux of 1012 neutrons per cm2 per second. The results showed a similar behavior among the samples and it was possible to identify a higher concentration of Na, K and Fe and predominance of alkaline and alkaine earth metals in all samples. Further, Venâncio, Beleza, Ernestina springs and geyser showed the highest concentrations of these elements.
Determinação da concentração de 226Ra, 228Ra e 210Pb e os efeitos da sazonalidade em águas mineirais da cidade de Caxambu, MG
2017 - MENEGHINI, ARTHUR A.; DAMATTO, SANDRA R.; OLIVEIRA, JOSELENE; CARMO, AMANDA P.
Com o crescente aumento no consumo das águas minerais, a caracterização de sua composição e a regulamentação dessas águas são essenciais, por ser a água uma parte fundamental da dieta humana. Nessas águas, além dos elementos e compostos químicos estáveis que lhe conferem características físico-químicas, há também os radionuclídeos naturais que são responsáveis pela característica radioativa das mesmas. A utilização das águas minerais com objetivo medicamentoso é uma prática realizada no mundo todo; o Brasil abriga a maior estância hidromineral do mundo, o Parque das Águas de Caxambu, em Minas Gerais. O parque dispõe de 12 fontes de águas minerais, um balneário e também o único gêiser classificado no Brasil. O objetivo desse trabalho foi determinar a concentração de 226Ra, 228Ra e 210Pb nas águas minerais das fontes do Parque das Águas e verificar a influência da sazonalidade nos níveis de concentração desses radionuclídeos.
Natural radionuclides, 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb, determined in mineral water springs from Parque das Águas de Caxambu, and assessment of the committed effective doses
2017 - MENEGHINI, ARTHUR A.; DAMATTO, SANDRA R.; OLIVEIRA, JOSELENE; PRILIP, AMANDA
The increase of mineral water consumption and its medicinal use results in the necessity of characterization of these waters sources, once that water is a vital part of human diet. In the mineral waters, besides stable elements, responsible of the chemical composition, the presence of natural radionuclides from the 238U, 232Th, 235U series and 40K gives the radiation property. The incorporation of these radionuclides through the ingestion and external treatment of mineral waters are a very important point, due the ionizing radiation of these radionuclides are harmful to the organism. The largest mineral water park of the world is situated in Brazil, in the city of Caxambu, called “Parque das Águas de Caxambu”. In this park are 12 fountains distributed in the park, also a tubular well of 60 meters of depth which regularly provide water spouts, geyser, and another spring located inside the Gloria Hotel. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the activity concentrations of the radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb in the mineral waters springs collected at the “Parque das Águas de Caxambu” and in the Gloria Hotel, as well as to estimate the committed effective doses due to the consumption of these waters. In six campaigns, the radionuclides with the highest concentrations were 226Ra and 228Ra in the springs D. Ernestina, Beleza and Venâncio. These springs also presented the highest values of the committed effective dose.
Preliminary results of seasonal variation of 226Ra, 228Ra and 210Pb concentrations in mineral waters from Caxambu, Brazil
2016 - MENEGHINI, A.A.; DAMATTO, S.R.; OLIVEIRA, J.; CARMO, A.P.