Measurement the concentrations of the Radon for drinking water samples in Kut city

Authors

  • Mohammed Kasim Al-Fakhar
  • Shafik Shakir Shafik
  • Khalid Shkir Hussein

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31185/jwsm.301

Keywords:

LR-115 detector, alpha particles.

Abstract

In this research ten samples of Drinking water from AL-Kut city, were possess to measure the concentration of radon gas using Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD) LR-115 type II .The result marks obtained are different from 213.2-760.3 Bq/m3, and these values are within the allowed limits, and exhalation dose from drinking water has been calculated which was different from 6.03-19.18 mSv/y with an average of 11.22 mSv/y.

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Published

2022-12-25

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2016)

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Copyright (c) 2016 Mohammed Kasim Al-Fakhar, Shafik Shakir Shafik, Khalid Shkir Hussein

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How to Cite

Al-Fakhar, M. K. ., Shafik Shakir Shafik, & Khalid Shkir Hussein. (2022). Measurement the concentrations of the Radon for drinking water samples in Kut city. Journal of Wasit for Science and Medicine, 8(4), 111-116. https://doi.org/10.31185/jwsm.301