scholarly journals Radiation-hygienic monitoring and assessment of the doses of the public residing on the radioactively contaminated territories of the Tula region

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2(св)) ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
A. E. Lomovtsev ◽  
T. E. Sheveleva ◽  
A. S. Karpukhin ◽  
A. I. Volodicheva
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Annual Effective Dose ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Radiation Dose Rate ◽  
The Public ◽  
Collective Dose ◽  
Chernobyl Npp ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
Medical Exposure ◽  
Gamma Radiation Dose

Aim of the study: analysis of the results of the radiation-hygienic monitoring of the territories of the Tula region, contaminated due to the Chernobyl NPP accident; concentration of 137Cs and 90Sr in the locally produced food products and analysis of the annual effective dose of the public. Materials and methods: the study was performed in the Tula region in 1997-2018. It included the evaluation of the indicators of the radiation safety of more than 50 thousand samples of the main food products, sampled in the areas of the radioactive “Chernobyl” contamination of the region with the simultaneous measurement of the external gamma-radiation dose rate in the stationary control points. Additionally, it included the assessment of the dynamics of concentration of 137Cs and 90Sr in food products, maximal values of mean annual effective doses of the public and contribution of the collective dose from medical exposure into the structure of the annual collective dose of the public. Results: The study allowed estimating the concentration of 137Cs and 90Sr in the main local food products. Estimated values of gamma radiation dose rate were stable and laid in the range of normal variations specific to the middle latitudes of the European part of Russia. The values of maximal mean annual effective doses of the public indicate the stable radiation environment and do not exceed 1 mSv. It should be mentioned that the contribution of collective dose from medical exposure into the annual collective dose of the public as well as the values of mean individual effective doses from medical exposure are reducing with the increase in the number of X-ray examinations. Conclusions: The lack of exceedances of the permissible levels of 137Cs and 90Sr in the locally produced food products and the reduction of the mean annual effective dose of the public indicates the possibility of the transfer of the settlements affected by the Chernobyl NPP accident into the normal living conditions within the program of the transfer of the settlements from the “Chernobyl” zone.

scholarly journals Health Risk Implications of Terrestrial Gamma Radiation Dose Rate in Central Jakarta, Indonesia: Short Communications

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Nursama Heru Apriantoro ◽  
Muzilman Muslim ◽  
Dadong Iskandar ◽  
. Purwantiningsih ◽  
Witri Mulyani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Annual Effective Dose ◽  
Rate Measurement ◽  
Radiation Dose Rate ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Effective Dose Rate ◽  
Gamma Radiation Dose ◽  
Annual Effective Dose Rate

Terrestrial gamma radiation dose (TGRD) rate measurement has been conducted around downtown region of Central Jakarta Indonesia. The real time count data was taken 1 m above the ground in eight sub district locations by using a portable gamma Surveymeter of Exploranium GR-135 Plus Model. The reading position was detemined using  Garmin GPSMAP 62s. The average value of TGRD rate of  (47.76 ± 18.24) nSv h-1 ranged from 6.40 nSv h-1 to 120.90 nSv-1, it is higher than Indonesia. The annual effective dose rate of 0.058 mSv. Its  contributes to fatal cancer risk of about  3.22 x 10-5 per year for each individual in Central Jakarta. For the subdistrict TGRD rate value was variated, however all the result is not high enough to cause for alarm.

scholarly journals Terrestrial Gamma Radiation Dose Rate of West Sarawak

2017 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 00006
Author(s):  
A. Izham ◽  
A.T. Ramli ◽  
W.M. Saridan Wan Hassan ◽  
H.N. Idris ◽  
N.A. Basri
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Radiation Dose Rate ◽  
Gamma Radiation Dose

scholarly journals Monitoring of220Rn Concentrations in Buildings of Kufa Technical Institute, Iraq

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abid Abojassim Al-Hamidawi
Keyword(s):  
Dose Rate ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Annual Effective Dose ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Technical Institute ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
Public Exposure ◽  
Effective Dose Rate ◽  
Annual Effective Dose Rate

This paper presents the measurements of thoron and the progeny in fifteen buildings in Kufa Technical Institute, Iraq, from June 2015 to April 2015 using RAD-7 detectors. Also, annual effective dose rate was calculated in all buildings under study. The thoron concentration varies from05.35±0.58 Bq/m3to53.50±1.82 Bq/m3with an average18.39±4.18 Bq/m3. The concentration of thoron daughters was found to vary from 0.14 mWL to 1.44 mWL with an average0.53±0.11 mWL. The annual effective doses due to thoron mainly vary from 0.042 mSv/y to 0.81 mSv/y with an average0.20±0.06 mSv/y. The preliminary results in this study indicate that they may be suitable for evaluating the indoor220Rn and its progeny concentrations whenever the public exposure to220Rn and its progeny is taken into account. During this survey, the continuous difficulty in measuring thoron was also pointed out, due to its short half-life and faults in the measuring system.

The rain induced gamma-radiation dose rate enhancement at Järvselja SMEAR station

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urmas Hõrrak ◽  
Xuemeng Chen ◽  
Kristo Hõrrak ◽  
Uko Rand ◽  
Kaupo Komsaare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Gamma Radiation ◽  
Dose Rate ◽  
Atmospheric Aerosol ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Aerosol Formation ◽  
Radiation Dose Rate ◽  
Air Mass ◽  
Rate Enhancement ◽  
Gamma Radiation Dose

<p>The SMEAR Estonia station (58.277663 N, 27.308266 E, 36 m a.s.l.) was established in south-east of Estonia at the Järvselja Experimental Forestry in 2012 to investigate the atmosphere-biosphere interactions and atmospheric aerosol formation and growth.</p><p>In summer 2019, the gamma-radiation monitor GammaTRACER XL2-3 (Saphymo GmbH) was set up at Järvselja station and the rain sensor DRD11A (Vaisala Oyj) in autumn 2019. These devices enable to measure the gamma-radiation dose rate and precipitation intensity, which affect the ionization rate of atmospheric air close to ground, with high accuracy and time resolution, and complement our measurement system of atmospheric ions and aerosol particles.</p><p>The gamma-radiation dose rate measurements at about 1.2 m above the ground reveled on relatively steady background about 70 nSv/h occasional events with increase up to about 110 nSv/h, which correlated well with rainfall intensity. Commonly such events last 3-4 hours, but in specific meteorological situation with continuous long-lasting rain and air mass movement from southerly directions the effect can last 2-3 days, resulting in gradual increase in gamma-radiation dose rate level during about 24 h.</p><p>Such a phenomenon is known to occur due to wet deposition of radioactive aerosol particles during rain, namely due to the radon (<sup>222</sup> Rn) short-lived daughter progeny products (Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214) attached to atmospheric aerosol particles. The radon (<sup>222</sup> Rn) daughter progeny involvement is confirmed by simultaneous gamma-spectrometric measurements with SARA AGS711F (Envinet GmbH) at Tõravere station (58° 15' 52,9" N, 26° 27' 42,1", 72 m), located about 50.3 km west from the Järvselja SMEAR station. The gamma dose rates showed very similar temporal behavior when both stations were affected by the same air mass with precipitation zone passing over the stations.</p><p>To our best knowledge, the details of rain-induced enhancement of gamma-radiation dose rate and atmospheric processes behind the phenomenon are not well known and are worth future investigations. The events of rain induced gamma-radiation dose rate enhancement at Järvselja SMEAR and Tõravere station are analyzed and discussed in more detail in the presentation and the spatial representativity of the phenomenon is estimated based on the gamma-radiation monitoring network data of Estonian Early Warning System.</p>

scholarly journals Measurement of radiation dose level within Queen Amina Hall, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Nuraddeen Nasiru Garba ◽  
Rabiu Nasiru ◽  
Muniba Sufiyan ◽  
Abdullahi Muhammad Vatsa
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Annual Effective Dose ◽  
Environmental Radioactivity ◽  
Natural Background ◽  
Average Value ◽  
The World ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
Dose Levels ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Measurement of background radiation is of great interest for it provides useful information in monitoring environmental radioactivity. The aim of the present study is to provide information and generate database on the natural background radiation dose levels of densely populated Queen Amina Hall, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The radiation dose (outdoor and indoor dose rate) were measured at 29 rooms (Block 1- 4) and their compounds using RADOS survey meter held at 1m above the ground. The measured radiation dose ranged 0.13 nGyh-1 to 0.43 nGyh-1 and 0.54 nGyh-1 to 1.72 nGyh1 for indoor and outdoor respectively. Some of the high values recorded could be attributed due to the contribution of cosmic radiation emanating from the atmosphere as well as the geological settings of the location as there is no any artificial contributing factor within the area. The annual effective doses within the study area was found to be 0.01 mSvy-1 throughout which is quit below the world average value of 0.87 mSvy-1 for natural sources. Keywords: Radiation dose, Annual effective dose, RADOS meter, Queen Amina

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