@article{ijp2016451,
author={{Najam, Laith Ahmed and Karim, Mahmood Salim and Hameed, Taghreed Khalid},
title={Measurement of Radon Gas Concentration in Tap Water Samples in Wassit Governorate by Using Nuclear Track Detector (CR-39)},
journal={International Journal of Physics},
volume={4},
number={5},
pages={119--122},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijp/4/5/1},
issn={2333-4576},
abstract={In the present work, we have measured the radon gas concentration in environmental water sample of selected regions in Wassit governorate by using alpha-emitters registrations which are emitted from radon gas in (CR-39) nuclear track detector. The results of measurements indicate that the highest average radon gas concentrations in tap water samples were found in Nuamaniya region, which was equal to (0.820¡À0.04 Bq/L), while the lowest average radon gas concentration was found in Jassan region, which was equal to (0.325¡À0.02 Bq/L), with an average value of (0.563¡À0.12Bq/L). The highest value of annual effective dose (AED) in tap water samples was found in Nuamaniya region, which was equal to (0.08 ¦ÌSv/y), while the lowest value of annual effective dose (AED) was found in Jassan region, which was equal to (0.03¦ÌSv /y), with an average value of (0.05¡À0.01 ¦ÌSv/y), the tap water in Wassit governorate is safe as far as radon concentration is concerned.},
doi={10.12691/ijp-4-5-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}