Study on Estimation of Inhalation and Ingestion Dose due to <sup>222</sup>Rn Concentration in Different Types of Ground Water of Some Taluks of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India

Authors

  • S. Suresh Department of Physics, M.P.E Society’s SDM Degree College, Honnavar, Uttara Kannada-Karnataka, India 581334
  • E. Srinivasa Department of Physics, IDSG Government College, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India- 577102

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v14i3.57163

Abstract

The primary goal of this study was to determine the risk due to radon concentration   in drinking water. Water is essential for most of the life on the Earth, and the quality of drinking water is a key criterion for one's health. Radon (222Rn) and radium (226Ra) are the radioactive elements that can be found in water. Thirty samples of drinking water were collected in Haliyal, Joida, and Mundgod taluks of Uttara Kannada district. Emanometry technique was used to determine the concentration of 222Rn activity. The activity concentration of 222Rn in water varies between 3.78 ± 0.38 Bq l-1. and 135.96 ± 1.72 Bq l-1 with a mean value of 26.23 ± 0.65 Bq l-1. The cumulative average annual effective doses for all of the samples under investigation are well below the safe limit of 100 µSv y-1 suggested by WHO.

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Published

2022-09-01

How to Cite

Suresh, S., & Srinivasa, E. (2022). Study on Estimation of Inhalation and Ingestion Dose due to <sup>222</sup>Rn Concentration in Different Types of Ground Water of Some Taluks of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, India. Journal of Scientific Research, 14(3), 891–900. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v14i3.57163

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Section A: Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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