title: Radon levels in drinking water of Fatehabad district of Haryana, India.
abstract: Radon concentrations were measured in 59 groundwater samples collected from Fatehabad district of Haryana, India. The measurements were performed by RAD7 an electronic radon detector manufactured by Durridge Company Inc. The measured radon concentration ranged from 1.4 to 22.6Bql-1. 14% of the groundwater samples were above the United States Environmental Protection Agency recommended value for radon in water. 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 varied from 14.1 to 221.8µSvy-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Sciences, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo-151302, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Electronic address: vikasduggal86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Sciences, Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo-151302, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Electronic address: samritisharma2223@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Samriti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 144011, Punjab, India. Electronic address: mehrar@nitj.ac.in.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis*; D060587:Groundwater / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon
keywords: Annual effective dose; Groundwater; Ingestion; Inhalation; RAD7; Radon concentration