Measurement of 222 Rn concentration levels in drinking water and the associated health effects in the Southern part of West bank – Palestine

Thabayneh, Khalil M.

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.05.007

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“…The concentration of 222 Rn difference could be due to differing water source, temperature, production process and storage time. From table 1, it was observed that the radon concentration in the various bottled water samples are well below the allowed 11 Bq l −1 MCL proposed by USEPA [28] and 100 Bq l −1 recommended by WHO and the EU on the protection of the public against exposure to radon in drinking water supplies.…”

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“…Currently, the 222Rn concentration in drinking water is not regulated in Ghana. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposes a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 11.1 Bq l −1 for radon in drinking water [28]. The European Union (EU) Commission non-binding recommendation in 2001 on the protection of the public against exposure to radon in drinking water supplies [29] is 100 Bq l −1 for public or commercial drinking water supplies and 1000 Bq l −1 for individual or private water supplies.…”

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Risk assessment of radon in some bottled water on the Ghanaian market

Opoku-Ntim

Gyampo

Andam

2019

Environ. Res. Commun.

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The demand for bottled drinking water on the Ghanaian market has increased despite being expensive. This can be attributed to the public perception that is of higher quality relative to other water sources. Radon (222Rn) is a noble gas formed from radium (226Ra) which is the decay product of Uranium (238U). Radon concentration and annual effective doses were measured in fifteen popular bottled water samples on the Ghanaian market at the Greater Accra, Region. Measurements were made using RAD -H 2 0. The range and mean radon concentration of 222 Rn in all sampled water were 0.03-0.09 Bql −1 and 0.06±0.01 Bql −1 respectively. The annual effective dose due to ingestion in the various age groups had a range and mean of 6.79E-01-1.90E-01 μSvy −1 and 4.66E-01±3.77E-02 μSvy −1 for adults, 3.80E-01-1.36 E-01 μSvy −1 and 9.33E-01±7.55E-02 μSvy −1 for children and 1.33-4.75 μSvy −1 and 3.26 μSvy −1 ±2.64E-01 for infants. The measured values of radon concentration as well as the annual effective dose were found within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA), European Union (EU) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommended limits. It can be concluded that the radiation dose from radon in the bottled water analysed is low and pose no risk to the public.

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Risk assessment of radon in some bottled water on the Ghanaian market

Opoku-Ntim

Gyampo

Andam

2019

Environ. Res. Commun.

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“…The annual effective dose due to the ingestion of radon from groundwater (H ing ), was calculated according to equation (1) [32,33]:…”

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“…Once in the building, water with an elevated level of radon can cause radon to diffuse into the indoor atmosphere and increase the overall radon levels [16]. There is also evidence from epidemiology and modeling studies that ingestion of radon can cause stomach cancer [17][18][19][20]. To protect the public from consequences of excessive exposure to radiation due to radon in their environment [21], mainly from the risk of lung cancer, it is necessary to understand the levels of radon in each source including household water, particularly water from groundwater sources.…”

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Annual effective dose of radon in groundwater samples for different age groups in Obuasi and Offinso in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Opoku-Ntim

Andam

Akiti

et al. 2019

Environ. Res. Commun.

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The study presents radon (222Rn) activity concentration in the groundwater samples and their annual effective dose exposure in Offinso and Obuasi in the Ashanti, Region for different age groups. Radon measurement was made using Durridge RAD-7 H 2 O technique. In Obuasi, mean 222 Rn concentration in groundwater was 0.09±0.01 Bq l −1 , mean annual effective dose due to ingestion for adult, child and infant were 0.64±0.11 μSv yr −1 , 1.28±0.21 μSv yr −1 and 4.46±0.73 μSv yr −1 respectively and the mean annual effective dose due to inhalation was 0.28±0.05 mSv yr −1 for the dry season whiles in the rainy season the mean 222 Rn concentration in groundwater was 0.08±0.01 Bq l −1 , the mean annual effective dose due to ingestion for adult, child and infant was 0.56±0.09 μSv yr −1 , 1.13±0.18 μSv yr −1 , 3.94±0.62 μSv yr −1 respectively and the annual effective dose due to inhalation was 0.24±0.04 mSv yr −1 . In Offinso , the mean 222 Rn concentration in groundwater was 0.14±0.05 Bq l −1 , mean annual effective dose due to ingestion for adult, child and infant was 1.03±0.37 μSv yr −1 , 2.06±0.74 μSv yr −1 , and 7.20±0.74 μSv yr −1 respectively and the mean annual inhalation dose a mean of 0.46±0.16 mSv yr −1 for the dry season. In the rainy season, the mean indoor 222 Rn concentration in groundwater was 0.13±0.04 Bq l −1 , mean annual effective dose due to ingestion for adult, child and infant was 1.26±0.31 μSv yr −1 , 1.89±0.61 μSv yr −1 and 6.62±2.15 μSv yr −1 respectively and the mean annual effective dose due to inhalation was mean of 0.41±0.13 mSv yr −1 . The mean annual effective doses of all the samples are lower than the reference level of 0.1 mSvyr −1 for drinking water of WHO and EU Council. It has been concluded that drinking water of the study area is generally safe as far as radon related health hazards are concerned apart from a few isolated cases. It has been found that radon levels within the region have a positive correlation with depth of the water sources.

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“…The Assessment of radiological risk of coal ashes has been the subject of several studies (Kant, Sonkawade, Chauhan, Chakarvarti, & Sharma, 2010;Mahur, Kumar, Sengupta, & Prasad, 2008a;Singh, Kumar, Sahoo, Sapra, & Kumar, 2015). A study carried out by Turhan et al revealed that radon levels in Turkish Coal Fly Ash are below the recommend limit value (Turhan et al, 2010). However, other investigation found that radon concentrations in Indian Coal Fly Ash are three times higher than then the world average (Mahur, Kumar, Mishra, Sengupta, & Prasad, 2008b).…”

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Radiological assessment of wastewater treatment processes based on the use of coal ashes as a filters

Taoufiq

Laamyem

Boukhair

et al. 2018

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

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a b s t r a c tCoal Fly Ash and Coal Bottom Ash are a solid waste generated from coal combustion. Recently, the management of these wastes has become an important subject for environmental researchers. Due to their physical and chemical characteristics, coal ashes were used in different fields like building material, agriculture and wastewater treatment. In the present investigation, a radiological assessment of Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) based on the use of coal ashes as filters was performed. The WWTP under investigation uses four stages of treatment: Coal Fly Ash filtration, Coal Bottom Ash filtration and sand filtration. Radiation risk of coal ashes was evaluated by 2 techniques: Dosimetry alpha based on the use of LR115 detector and gamma ray spectrometer. The surface exhalation rate in coal ash samples were found to be below the world average 57600 mBq•m À2 h À1 and most of the coal ash samples show the value of Raeq less than the allowed upper limit of 370 Bq kg À1 . Moreover, the radon concentration of water samples during the treatment were evaluated for each stage in order to identify if there was any impact of coal ashes on the treated water. Radon activity of treated water remains in the standards with a average value of 196 ± 13 (Bq/m 3 ) less far than the permissible limit (11100 Bq/m 3 ). The obtained results indicate that the radiological characteristics of the treated water was not influenced by radiological characteristics of coal ashes. It be concluded that coal ashes from TAQA Morocco are a safe materials and did not present a significant radiological risk which make them a suitable material for wastewater treatment.

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Measurement of 222 Rn concentration levels in drinking water and the associated health effects in the Southern part of West bank – Palestine

Cited by 37 publications

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Risk assessment of radon in some bottled water on the Ghanaian market

Risk assessment of radon in some bottled water on the Ghanaian market

Annual effective dose of radon in groundwater samples for different age groups in Obuasi and Offinso in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Radiological assessment of wastewater treatment processes based on the use of coal ashes as a filters

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