NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY AND EFFECTIVE DOSE DUE TO THE BOTTOM SEA AND ESTUARIES MARINE ANIMALS IN THE COASTAL WATERS AROUND PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

被引：12

作者：

Khandaker, M. U. ^{[1
]}

Olatunji, M. A. ^{[1
]}

Shuib, K. S. K. ^{[1
]}

Hakimi, N. A. ^{[1
]}

Nasir, N. L. M. ^{[1
]}

Asaduzzaman, Kh ^{[1
]}

Amin, Y. M. ^{[1
]}

Kassim, H. A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Phys, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia

来源：

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY | 2015年 / 167卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

RADIONUCLIDES; FISH; SEDIMENT; MUSSEL; OIL;

D O I：

10.1093/rpd/ncv243

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Malaysia is among the countries with the highest fish consumption in the world and relies on seafood as a main source of animal protein. Thus, the radioactivity in the mostly consumed marine animals such as fishes, crustaceans and molluscs collected from the coastal waters around Peninsular Malaysia has been determined to monitor the level of human exposure by natural radiation via seafood consumption. The mean activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides Ra-226 (U-238), Ra-228 (Th-232) and K-40 ranged from 0.67 +/- 0.19 Bq kg(-1) (Perna viridis) to 1.20 +/- 0.70 Bq kg(-1) (Rastrelliger), from 0.19 +/- 0.17 Bq kg(-1) (Teuthida) to 0.82 +/- 0.67 Bq kg(-1) (Caridea) and from 34 +/- 13 Bq kg(-1) (Caridea) to 48 +/- 24 Bq kg(-1) (Teuthida), respectively. The mean annual committed effective dose due to the individual radionuclides shows an order of Ra-228 > Ra-226 > K-40 in all marine samples. The obtained doses are less than the global internal dose of 290 mu Sv y(-1) set by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, discarding any significant radiological risks to the populace of Peninsular Malaysia.

引用

页码：196 / 200

页数：5