Published November 2020 | Version v1
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Radon concentration and effective dose in drinking groundwater and its relationship with soil type

Creators

  • 1. Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health
  • 2. Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Research Center for Environmental Pollutants
  • 3. Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Student Research Committee
  • 4. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research
  • 5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health
  • 6. Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom (Iran, Islamic Republic of). Department of Public Health, School of Health
  • 7. University of Catania, Catania (Italy). Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technologies 'G.F. Ingrassia'

Description

The current study measured the concentration of 222Rn in 36 stations obtained from the drinking water resources of Qom province using Radon detector device (RTM 1688-2 model) in two seasons of autumn and winter in 2017. The results of this cross-sectional study showed that the concentration of radon in drinking water in Qom province ranged from 0.29 ± 0.11 to 2.20 ± 0.81 Bq/l. The highest effective dose in terms of mSv/y was found for male adults (0.04). Radon concentrations of all samples were lower than those set by WHO standards, and the effective dose received by consumers was less than values set by the WHO guidelines (0.1 mSv /y). (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
326
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 1427-1435
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
52021749
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
CONCENTRATION RATIO; DRINKING WATER; EFFECTIVE RADIATION DOSES; GROUND WATER; IRAN; RADON 222; SOILS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ASIA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DOSES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MIDDLE EAST; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; WATER

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