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MEASUREMENT OF RADON ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF BURETI SUB-COUNTY OF KERICHO COUNTY KENYA

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dc.contributor.authorRotich, Charles K
dc.contributor.authorHashim, Nadir O
dc.contributor.authorChege, Margaret W
dc.contributor.authorNyambura, Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-16T09:49:37Z
dc.date.available2024-01-16T09:49:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-08
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
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dc.identifier.citationCharles 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, Volume 192, Issue 1, October 2020, Pages 56–60, https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa193
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa193
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/244
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRadiation Protection Dosimetry
dc.subjectKenyatta University
dc.titleMEASUREMENT OF RADON ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION IN UNDERGROUND WATER OF BURETI SUB-COUNTY OF KERICHO COUNTY KENYA
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