Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya
Date
2020
Authors
Rotich, Charles K
Hashim, Nadir O
Chege, Margaret W
Nyambura, Catherine
Journal Title
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Publisher
Oxford Academic
Abstract
The activity concentration of radon in underground water of Bureti sub-county was measured using liquid scintillating counter device. The average radon activity concentration in all the water samples was 12.41 Bql−1. The maximum and minimum activity concentrations of radon were 22.5 and 4.57 Bql−1, respectively. In total, 53% of the total samples analysed had radon concentration levels above the US Environmental Protection Agency-recommended limit of 11.1 Bql−1. The annual dose received by an individual as a result of waterborne radon was determined according to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation reports and was found to be 33.23 𝜇Svy−1. All the samples recorded a value <100 𝜇Svy−1 recommended by the World Health Organization and the European Union council.
Description
A research article published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Keywords
Radon Activity, Underground Water, Bureti Sub-County, Kericho County, Kenya
Citation
Charles K Rotich, Nadir O Hashim, Margaret W Chege, Catherine Nyambura, Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, , ncaa193, https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa193