INGESTION AND INHALATION DOSES DUE TO INTAKE OF RADON IN DRINKING WATER SAMPLES OF AMRITSAR PROVINCE, PUNJAB, INDIA
Autor: | Ranbir Kaur, Sumit Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Rohit Mehra |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
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Male Veterinary medicine Water Pollutants Radioactive Adolescent chemistry.chemical_element India Radon 010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry Radiation Dosage 01 natural sciences 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Eating Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Body organs Age groups Radiation Monitoring Medicine Ingestion Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Stomach walls Child Aged Inhalation Exposure Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Inhalation business.industry Drinking Water Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Infant General Medicine Middle Aged Radiation Exposure respiratory tract diseases 0104 chemical sciences chemistry High dosage Child Preschool Female business Bronchial epithelium |
Zdroj: | Radiation protection dosimetry. 187(2) |
ISSN: | 1742-3406 |
Popis: | In the present investigation, the ingestion and inhalation dosage for the particular body organs in light of the intake of radon through ground water utilised by the occupants have been assessed in the different villages of the Upper Bari Doab region of Amritsar province, India using an electrostatic collection type radon monitor (RAD7) analyzer with RAD-H2O accessory. The mean radon activity level in water was seen to be 8.34 ± 2.99 Bql−1. The newborn children have higher radiation dosage than the other age groups because of their high dosage transformation factors. However, the radiation dosage received by all different age groups significantly less than the UNSCEAR and WHO suggested a level of 100 μSv y−1. The annual effective dosage for the diverse body organs because of the intake of radon was moreover ascertained and found the maximum dosage for lungs than other organs. The radiation dosage received by bronchial epithelium by the means of inhalation was likewise high when contrasted with that by stomach walls through ingestion. |
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