| Literature DB >> 33294927 |
Charles K Rotich1, Nadir O Hashim1, Margaret W Chege1, Catherine Nyambura1.
Abstract
The activity concentration of radon in underground water of Bureti sub-county was measured using liquid scintillating counter device. The average radon activity concentration in all the water samples was 12.41 Bql-1. The maximum and minimum activity concentrations of radon were 22.5 and 4.57 Bql-1, respectively. In total, 53% of the total samples analysed had radon concentration levels above the US Environmental Protection Agency-recommended limit of 11.1 Bql-1. The annual dose received by an individual as a result of waterborne radon was determined according to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation reports and was found to be 33.23 𝜇Svy-1. All the samples recorded a value <100 𝜇Svy-1 recommended by the World Health Organization and the European Union council.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID： 33294927 DOI： 10.1093/rpd/ncaa193
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiat Prot Dosimetry ISSN： 0144-8420 Impact factor: 0.972