Abstract
Since August 1989, "'Rn groundwater samples from across the state of Arizona have been collected and analyzed using liquid scintillation. Of the 253 specimens acquired, 65% have "'Rn concentrations above 11 Bq L-' (300 pCi L-'), while 16% have "'Rn activities over 37 Bq L-' (1,000 pCi L-'). The geometric mean "'Rn concentration for all the wells tested is 13 Bq L-' 4; the arithmetic mean is 37 2 122 Bq L-'. Using the geometric mean, it is estimated that an additional tracheobronchial lung dose equivalent of 0.19 mSv y-' 13.9 is delivered to Arizona residents from the well water to home pathway.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 699-703 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Health Physics |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1995 |
Keywords
- Dose assessment
- Environmental assessment
- Groundwater
- Radon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis