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226Ra and 222Rn activity concentrations and associated effective doses for different age groups in spring water of Harnai, Balochistan.
| Τίτλος: | 226Ra and 222Rn activity concentrations and associated effective doses for different age groups in spring water of Harnai, Balochistan. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Ahmad N; Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan., Bakhsh M; Department of Radiologic Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. |
| Πηγή: | Isotopes in environmental and health studies [Isotopes Environ Health Stud] 2025 Oct; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 492-502. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 25. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9602611 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-2639 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10256016 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Isotopes Environ Health Stud Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Informa Healthcare Original Publication: [Switzerland?] : Basel, Switzerland ; Langhorne, PA : Published under license by Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ; Distributed by International Publishers Distributor, c1995- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Radon*/analysis , Radium*/analysis , Water Pollutants, Radioactive*/analysis , Natural Springs*/chemistry , Radiation Monitoring*, Drinking Water/analysis ; Pakistan ; Humans ; Radiation Dosage |
| Περίληψη: | In Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan, the levels of 226Ra and 222Rn were measured with a high purity germenium (HPGe) detector and a RAD7 detector, respectively, in drinking water. The concentration of 222Rn in the spring water under investigation ranged from 2.8 ± 0.59-8.5 ± 0.80 Bq L-1 with an average of 4.96 ± 0.7 Bq L-1, while the concentration of 226Ra varied from 1.36 ± 0.55-6.8 ± 0.99 mBq L-1 with an average of 3.54 ± 0.74 mBq L-1. All concentrations of 222Rn and 226Ra were found to be below the global averages of 11.1 Bq L-1 and 555 mBq L-1, respectively. There was a positive connection (R2 = 0.9398) between the concentrations of 222Rn and 226Ra. There are very weak associations between phyco-chemical characteristics and 222Rn and 226Ra. For various age groups, the estimated annual effective dosages from ingesting of 226Ra and 222Rn were determined to be below the advised threshold of 0.1 mSv y-1. Based on the results, it has been concluded that the population in the research region is not significantly affected by 226Ra and 222Rn in spring water. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Drinking water; HPGe detector; RAD7; health hazards; radon |
| Substance Nomenclature: | Q74S4N8N1G (Radon) W90AYD6R3Q (Radium) 0 (Water Pollutants, Radioactive) PJ44V7L07A (Radium-226) 0 (Radon-222) 0 (Drinking Water) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250625 Date Completed: 20251012 Latest Revision: 20251012 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10256016.2025.2511138 |
| PMID: | 40561061 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1477-2639 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/10256016.2025.2511138 |