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Assessment of Heavy Metals, Gross Alpha, Gross Beta and Radon Activity Concentration in Groundwater around Doguwa and its Environs, within Kano State, Nigeria [PDF]

Physics Access
This study assessed the activity concentrations of gross alpha, gross beta, Radon and heavy metals in groundwater sources from illegal mining areas in Doguwa Local Government, Kano State, Nigeria.
Abubakar Ahmad, Koki F Salmanu, Ibrahim Y Yola, Idris D Adamu, Ali Yakubu   +4 more
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The Estimation of Radon Gas Annual Absorbed Dose in Rafsanjan and Anar Residents Based on Measurement of Radon Concentration Dissolved in Water

Iranian South Medical Journal, 2015
Background: The most important natural radioactive resource to which people are exposed is Radon gas. Radon gas produced deep in the earth enters into underground waters and dissolves in them. The Radon gas in water supplied for home uses enters the body
Ahmad Asadi Mohammad Abadi, Mojtaba Rahimi, Lila Jabbari koopaei   +2 more
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Environmental assessment of radon in bottled drinking water for children in Iraq and associated annual radiation dose [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The radiological quality of bottled drinking water represents an important environmental issue, especially in arid regions where bottled water is a major source of daily water consumption. This study presents the radon levels in bottled water consumed by
Torki Wedyan Mohammed, Zainaldeen M. Jafar, Hameed Zahraa Yousif, Hadi Mohsen Ahmed Abdul, Khaleel Hadeel Kamil   +4 more
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Estimated Annual Effective Doses of Radon in Springs and Qanats Nearby Kouhbanan Active Fault System; Iran [PDF]

Journal of Sciences, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014
The presence of radon in drinking water causes health risks associated with exposure from both inhalation and ingestion. Since the studies show that faults near the water resources have a critical effect on the concentration of radon, Kouhbanan active ...
F. Iranmanesh, A. Shafiei Bafti, A. Negarestani, M. Malakootian   +3 more
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Different ²¹²Pb Generators and Its Radiation Safety Concerning ²²⁰Rn (Thoron) Emanation

Toxics
(1) Background: As the demand for 212Pb for clinical theranostics rises, empirical studies that examine the radiation safety implications of different 224Ra sources are needed to facilitate discussions with local authorities for the translation of 203 ...
Marc Pretze, Holger Hartmann, Charlotte Duchemin, Thierry Stora, Muhammad Inzamam, David Kästner, Edwin A. Sagastume, Michael K. Schultz, Jörg Kotzerke, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Robert Freudenberg   +10 more
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Radon Concentration in Air and Evaluation of the Radiation Dose in Villages near Shizhuyuan, Southern Hunan, China

Atmosphere
Radon is one of the important natural sources of radiation and pollutants. When radon and its progeny are inhaled by the human body, they can cause radiation damage to the respiratory system and can lead to lung cancer.
Wanyu Tan, Yixun Nie
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Hydrogeochemical evaluation and human health risk assessment of uranium and radon in the coastal aquifers of southern Tamil Nadu

Cleaner Water
Groundwater contamination by geogenic radionuclides, such as uranium and radon, poses significant public health risks, particularly in hard-rock and coastal aquifers of southern India, where lithological controls favour their mobilisation.
M. Seeththa Sankar Narayanan, V. Stephen Pitchaimani, S. Selvam, P. Muthukumar   +3 more
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Radon concentration and radiation dose assessment of sachet water produced in Asaba, Nigeria

Discover Environment
Radon (222Rn) has emerged as one of the most serious radionuclides of health concern due to its internal radiation dose to organs and radiotoxic effects.
Fredrick Oghenebrorie Ugbede, Philomina Nkeonye Okanigbuan, Augustine Onyema Nwabuoku   +2 more
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Spatial Distribution and Public Health Implications of Radon and Thoron in Groundwater: A Large-Scale Study in Largest Province of Iran - 2023 [PDF]

Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
Introduction: Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) are radioactive gases that pose significant health risks, including lung cancer, when inhaled or ingested.
Moazameh Esfandiarpour, , Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush, Fahimeh Teimouri, Reyhane Sefidkar, Mojtaba Rahimi, Rohollah Fallah Madvari, Hossein Sharifi Nejad   +6 more
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Spatial distribution of radon concentration and risk evaluation through consumption of groundwater in the District of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Kuwait Journal of Science
Radon (222Rn) is naturally readily water-soluble, posing a cancer risk to the exposed community. Human exposure in the community may occur via 222Rn intake in drinking water.
Said Muhammad, Nizam Ullah, Alaa Ahmed
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