Measurement of radon concentration in groundwater in the Ashanti region of Ghana

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Noah Kyame Asare-Donkor
Patrick Adu Poku
Eric Clement Desmond Kotei Addison
David Dotse Wemengah
Anthony Apeke Adimado
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[1] Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Department of Chemistry
[2] Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,Department of Physics
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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry | 2018年 / 317卷
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Effective annual dose; Radon; Groundwater; Ashanti region; AB-5 detector;
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Radon in groundwater and their annual effective dose in the Ashanti region of Ghana have been determined using the continuous grab sampling technique and an AB-5 detector. Mean levels of radon were in the range of 0.51–46.16 Bq L−1. Effective annual doses ranged from 0.18–16.16, 0.13–12.08 and 0.09–8.31 μSv y−1 for infants, children and adults, respectively. These values are significantly lower than the reference level of 0.1 mSv y−1 recommended by the WHO and United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation for members of the public.
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页码：675 / 683
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