Measurement of 222Rn concentration levels in drinking water and the associated health effects in the Southern part of West bank – Palestine.pdf

Applied Radiation and Isotopes 103 (2015) 48 –53 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Radiation and Isotopes journal homepage: /locate/apradiso Review Measurement of 222Rn concentration levels in drinking water and the associated health effects in the Southern part of West bank – Palestine Khalil M. Thabayneh n Faculty of Science and Technology, Hebron University, Po. Box 40, Hebron Palestine H I G H L I G H T S The radon concentrations are measured for drinking water samples in the southern part of West Bank – Palestine. We conclude that there is no significant public health risk from radon ingested and inhalation with drinking water in the study region. We recommend that this study can be used as a baseline for information or further research. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Radon concentration and annual effective doses were measured in drinking water in the Southern Part of Received 9 November 2014 West Bank – Palestine, by using both passive and active techniques. 184 samples were collected from Received in revised form various sources i.e. tap water, groundwater, rain waters and mineral waters. It is found that the annual 4 May 2015 effective dose resulting from inhalation and ingestion of radon emanated from all types of drinking water Accepted 12 May 2015 is negligible compared to the total annual effective dose from indo