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Assessment of Radiation Dose from Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water from Western Haryana, India

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The radon concentration has been determined in 95 groundwater samples collected from 28 villages/towns in the Hisar district of Haryana, India. The measurements were performed by RAD7, an electronic solid-state alpha detector manufactured by Durridge Company Inc. The measured mean radon concentration in water samples ranged between 1.4 ± 0.3 and 13.3 ± 4.1 Bq l−1. The mean radon concentrations from three locations exceeded the maximum contamination level (MCL) of 11 Bq l−1 recommended by United States Environmental Protection Agency. The annual effective dose for ingestion and inhalation was also evaluated in this research. The total annual effective dose due to ingestion and inhalation of radon in drinking water ranged from 13.7 to 130.3 µSv year−1.

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The authors are thankful to the residents of the study area for their cooperation during the field work and the Department of Physics, B.R.A.N.I.T., Jalandhar, for allowing us to use its instruments.

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  1. Department of Applied Sciences, Chandigarh University, Gharuan-Mohali, Punjab, 140413, India

    Samriti Sharma & Ajay Kumar Srivastava

  2. Baba Hans Raj Memorial College, NH 15, Bajakhana, Faridkot, Punjab, 151205, India

    Vikas Duggal

  3. Department of Physics, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144011, India

    Rohit Mehra

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Sharma, S., Duggal, V., Srivastava, A.K. et al. Assessment of Radiation Dose from Exposure to Radon in Drinking Water from Western Haryana, India. Int J Environ Res 11, 141–147 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41742-017-0015-5

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