Risk assessment of radon in drinking water in Khetri Copper Belt of Rajasthan, India

V Duggal, S Sharma, R Mehra - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Exceptionally high concentrations of radon have been found in drinking water originating
from hand pumps in Khetri Copper Belt of Rajasthan. Radon concentration was determined …

Radon concentrations in hot spring waters in northern Venezuela

A Horvath, LO Bohus, F Urbani, G Marx, A Piroth… - Journal of environmental …, 2000 - Elsevier
Concentrations of 222Rn were determined in selected thermal water samples of the
northern region of Venezuela. Concentrations in the range of 1–560Bq/l were found. Soil …

Radiological assessment of drinking water of the Chittagong region of Bangladesh

MN Alam, MI Chowdhury, M Kamal… - Radiation protection …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
The specific activity of 222Rn, 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in drinking water of the Chittagong
region of Bangladesh was measured using high resolution? spectrometry. The specific …

Radon concentration in drinking water sources of the Main Campus of the University of Peshawar and surrounding areas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

N Khattak, M Khan, M Shah, M Javed - Journal of Radioanalytical …, 2011 - akjournals.com
Radon and its progenies in indoor environment have been identified as the main sources of
radiation dose to the people from natural radioactive sources. Presence of radon in drinking …

Predictors of indoor radon concentrations in Pennsylvania, 1989–2013

JA Casey, EL Ogburn, SG Rasmussen… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. Most indoor
exposure occurs by diffusion of soil gas. Radon is also found in well water, natural gas, and …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of the radiation dose from radon ingestion and inhalation in drinking water

A Binesh, S Mohammadi, AA Mowlavi… - Int J Water Resour …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
Radon and its radioactive progenies in indoor places are recognized as the main sources of
public exposure from the natural radioactive sources. The tap water used for drinking and …

Quantification of radon contamination in drinking water of Rajasthan, India

AK Singla, S Kansal, R Mehra - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2021 - Springer
The current investigation represents the annual effective dose received due to ingestion and
inhalation of radon present in drinking water. As radon itself contributes 3–14% towards the …

Determination of the radiation dose due to radon ingestion and inhalation

P Ravikumar, RK Somashekar - International Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
The distribution of radon in ground and surface water samples in Sankey Tank and
Mallathahalli Lake areas was determined using Durridge RAD-7 analyzer with RAD H 2 O …

Dose distribution to individual tissues and organs due to exposure of alpha energies from radon and thoron to local population of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India

AK Singla, S Kansal, R Mehra - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2021 - Springer
The purpose of the present study is to assess dose received by individual tissues or organs
of human beings from the exposure of indoor radon (Rn-222), thoron (Rn-220) and their …

Dissolved radon and uranium in groundwater in a potential coal seam gas development region (Richmond River Catchment, Australia)

ML Atkins, IR Santos, A Perkins, DT Maher - Journal of Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
The extraction of unconventional gas resources such as shale and coal seam gas (CSG) is
rapidly expanding globally and often prevents the opportunity for comprehensive baseline …