Medição de parâmetros radiológicos em areia colhida nos rios do condado de Bungoma, Quênia
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Amostras de areia foram coletadas ao longo de dez rios selecionados, dois de cada rio, por meio de amostragem aleatória. A concentração de atividade de 238U, 232Th e 40K foi medida usando espectrômetro de raios gama NaI(Ti) de alta resolução. A concentração de atividade dos três radionuclídeos primordiais obtidos foi usada para calcular, taxa de dose absorvida, taxa de dose efetiva anual, índices de risco interno e externo e equivalente de rádio. A concentração média de atividade para os três nuclídeos radioativos primordiais foram; 2±0,1Bq/kg com uma faixa de 0±0,03Bq/kg a 4±0,24Bq/kg para 238U, 55±2,78Bq/kg com um valor mínimo de 32±1,6Bq/kg e um valor máximo de 87± 4,38Bq/kg para 232Th e 51±2,56Bq/kg com valor mínimo de 27±1,37Bq/kg e valor máximo de 76±3,8Bq/kg para 40K. As concentrações médias de atividade para 238U e 40K ficaram abaixo das médias mundiais de 33Bq/kg e 420Bq/kg, respectivamente. A taxa de dose efetiva anual interna e externa variou de 0±0mSv/y a 0,2±0,01mSv/y com uma média de 0,1±0 mSv/ye 0±0,003mSv/y a 0,1±0,009mSv/y com uma média de 0,1±0,006 mSv/y respectivamente. As taxas de dose efetiva anual estavam abaixo dos limites seguros de 1mSv/y. Portanto, o uso de areia dos rios selecionados no condado de Bungoma, no Quênia, para construção, apresenta riscos mínimos para a saúde dos habitantes.
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