{"title":"First measurements of radon concentration in drinking water from taps, springs and wells in Oujda region, Morocco","authors":"H. Dekhissi, Mohamed Derkaoui, Abdessamad DIDI","doi":"10.1504/IJLR.2020.10036049","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Exposure to radon and radon progeny within the home and at work constitutes one of the greatest hazards from radiation. Radon is continually generated from uranium and thorium, which occur in many rocks and soil. The concentration of 222Rn was measured in tap, natural spring and well water samples gathered from several places from the north-eastern area of Morocco. This work aims to determine any potential radiological hazard for the local population which might be due to an inevitable high concentration of radon in drinking water. We utilised an AlphaGUARD radon gas detector to perform our measurements. The results show reasonable radon concentrations when compared with international recommendations.","PeriodicalId":14141,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Low Radiation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Low Radiation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLR.2020.10036049","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exposure to radon and radon progeny within the home and at work constitutes one of the greatest hazards from radiation. Radon is continually generated from uranium and thorium, which occur in many rocks and soil. The concentration of 222Rn was measured in tap, natural spring and well water samples gathered from several places from the north-eastern area of Morocco. This work aims to determine any potential radiological hazard for the local population which might be due to an inevitable high concentration of radon in drinking water. We utilised an AlphaGUARD radon gas detector to perform our measurements. The results show reasonable radon concentrations when compared with international recommendations.
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The IJLR is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the publication of research articles, review papers and technical notes in all domains related to low-dose radiation, among which are the biological and health effects in humans and the biota, in vitro and in vivo research on low radiation effects, regulatory and policy aspects, risk estimation and public perception.
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