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Assessment of internal radiation exposure caused by radon in commercially bottled spring waters consumed in Turkey     
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Erol Aydın
Özet
The variation of dissolved radon levels in water supplies remains of interest since radon ingested through drinking water can give considerable radiation to the lining of the stomach. This study aims to determine the radon concentration levels in bottled spring drinking water (BSW) brands commercially sold in Turkey using a radon gas monitor and to assess the internal radiation exposure caused by the ingestion and inhalation of radon. The activity concentrations of radon analyzed in 77 BSW brands varied from 7.1±0.8 to 28.7±2.7 mBq/L with an average of 15.7±5.1 mBq/L. The total annual effective dose was estimated to assess the radiological risk for three age groups in four different scenarios based on annual drinking water intake. All estimated dose values are well below the recommended reference dose of 100 µSv for drinking water. Therefore, radon gas in the investigated BSW samples poses no significant radiological risk to the public.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Bottled spring water,radon,internal exposure,annual effective dose,AlphaGUARD
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Dergi ISSN 0960-3123
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2024
Cilt No 34
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 1215 / 1226
Doi Numarası 10.1080/09603123.2023.2211948
Makale Linki https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09603123.2023.2211948?journalCode=cije20