Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorRotich, Charles K
dc.contributor.authorHashim, Nadir O
dc.contributor.authorChege, Margaret W
dc.contributor.authorNyambura, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-14T07:10:07Z
dc.date.available2020-12-14T07:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in Radiation Protection Dosimetryen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Commission for Science and Technologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationCharles 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/ncaa193en_US
dc.identifier.issn0144-8420
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1093/rpd/ncaa193
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa193
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21116
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Academicen_US
dc.subjectRadon Activityen_US
dc.subjectUnderground Wateren_US
dc.subjectBureti Sub-Countyen_US
dc.subjectKericho Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleMeasurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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