Title: Estimated radon concentration in drinking water samples for different regions of Hilla City, Iraq

Authors: Khalid S. Jassim; Inaam H. Kadhim; Nawras T. Shihab

Addresses: College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq ' College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq ' College of Education for Pure Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

Abstract: In this study, the concentration of radon in water has been measured for 17 samples from different regions of Al-Kifl in the province of Babylon, Iraq. This study was performed using the electronic radon detector RADH₂O, where the highest value was 0.199 Bq.L⁻¹ and the lowest value was 0.0 Bq.L⁻¹ and the effective dose for human exposure to radon average is 5.09*10⁻⁷ Sv.y⁻¹. The results of radon concentrations and annual effective dose in all samples show no significant radiological risk for the inhabitants in the region of study. We have chosen this subject for the current study because of the importance of water in human life and living, and the lack of previous studies in this study area.

Keywords: radon concentrations; water; annual effective dose; Babylon; RAD7; UNSCEAR.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNEST.2018.095685

International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 2018 Vol.12 No.3, pp.213 - 221

Received: 14 Sep 2017
Accepted: 16 May 2018
Published online: 16 Oct 2018 *

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