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Analysis of radon concentrations in drinking water in coastal regions of Karnataka, South India

Published:2023-12 Issue:20 Volume:199 Page:2475-2480
ISSN:0144-8420
Container-title:Radiation Protection Dosimetry
language:en
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Author:

Crasta Rita¹^ORCID,Devadiga Sushma¹,Savant Nikhita Narendra¹,Naik Vibha Vinayak¹,Suresh Suresha²^ORCID,Dawalekar Kamalakar Vaijinathrao³

Affiliation:

1. St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Physics, , Mangalore 575003, India

2. M.P.E Society’s S.D.M Degree College Department of Physics, , Honnavar 581334, India

3. Mangalore University Department of Physics, , Mangalore 574199, India

Abstract

Abstract The measurements of radon activity in water samples from several parts of Karnataka were studied. Drinking water quality is a routine tool in health and environmental research. Radon exposure puts the entire public at risk for radiological damage through inhalation and ingestion. Radon concentrations were measured using the emanometry technique. Estimated 222Rn activity concentration in water has been found to vary from 2.05 to 28.02 Bq l−1 with an average value of 7.38 Bq l−1. For all samples under study, the total average annual effective doses are much less than the safe limit of 100 μSv y−1.

Funder

Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society (MJES), St Aloysius College

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiation,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Link

https://academic.oup.com/rpd/article-pdf/199/20/2475/54719470/ncad247.pdf

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