RADON IN WATER FROM PRIVATE WELLS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNAL EXPOSURE OF POPULATION IN RURAL AREAS AT TOPLICA REGION, SOUTHERN SERBIA

Authors

Biljana Vučković

Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

Ivana Penjišević

Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

Nataša Todorović

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Jovana Nikolov

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Dragan Radovanović

Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

Aleksandar Valjarević

Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI 10.5937/bnsr14-50472 Original page Cite this article

Keywords

Radon in water, Private wells, Annual effective radiation doses

Abstract

The results presented in this paper are part of the investigating of radon the concentrations from natural sources in the Toplica region. The results refer only to the radon concentrations in water from private captured wells at 12 locations. Radon concentration in water was measured by alpha spectrometry using the RAD 7 – RAD H2O system. The range of radon concentration is from (2.8±1.2) to (76.0±4.0) kBq/m3, and the contribution of radon released from water to the air in the premises was in range (0.8±0.3) to (22.8±1.2) Bq/m3. The annual effective doses of inhaled and ingested radon were determined, the mean values were (114.8±14.8) and (3.2±0.3) μSv/y.

Published

2024/07/02

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1-2 (2024)

Pages

60-66.

Section

Original Scientific Paper

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