Publication: Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya
dc.contributor.author | Rotich, Charles K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hashim, Nadir O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Chege, Margaret W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyambura, Catherine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-07T08:47:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-12-07T08:47:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.description.abstract | The activity concentration of radon in underground water of Bureti sub-county was measured using liquid scintillating counter device. The average radon activity concentration in all the water samples was 12.41 Bql−1. The maximum and minimum activity concentrations of radon were 22.5 and 4.57 Bql−1, respectively. In total, 53% of the total samples analysed had radon concentration levels above the US Environmental Protection Agency-recommended limit of 11.1 Bql−1. The annual dose received by an individual as a result of waterborne radon was determined according to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effect of Atomic Radiation reports and was found to be 33.23 𝜇Svy−1. All the samples recorded a value <100 𝜇Svy−1 recommended by the World Health Organization and the European Union council. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Research Fund | |
dc.identifier.citation | Charles K Rotich, Nadir O Hashim, Margaret W Chege, Catherine Nyambura, Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, , ncaa193, https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa193 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0144-8420 | |
dc.identifier.other | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21116 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21116 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/52 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Oxford Academic | |
dc.subject | Kenyatta University | |
dc.title | Measurement of Radon Activity Concentration in Underground Water of Bureti Sub-County of Kericho County Kenya | |
dc.type | Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication |
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