Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption

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Main Author: Kessongo, Joaquim
Publication Date: 2019
Other Authors: Bahu, Yoenls, Inácio, M., Almeida, Pedro, Peralta, Luis, Soares, Sandra
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: The primary motivation for this work is the evaluation of the radon concentration in portable water for human consumption in Bibala, a municipality in Angola, where granitic rocks are common, and contain a high concentration of uranium that can be mobilized in underground water. Radon is the largest contributor of radioactive pollution in underground water.Its concentration in water, represents a public health risk due to the fact that the gas can easily escape into the air, adding to the total indoor concentration of radon.On the other hand, ingestion of water with a high radon concentration represents an additional risk to the stomach. Measurements of radon concentration, in Bibala municipality's water, were performed on 16 samples obtained from wells of various depths and analyzed with DURRIDGEs' RAD7 equipment. Measured concentrations are in the range from 39.5 to 202 Bq/L , with 2 of the recovered samples presenting values over 100 Bq/L.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
title Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
spellingShingle Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
Kessongo, Joaquim
Radon
Water
Dosimetry
Bibala
title_short Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
title_full Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
title_fullStr Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
title_full_unstemmed Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
title_sort Radon Concentration Potential in Bibala Municipality Water: Consequences for Public Consumption
author Kessongo, Joaquim
author_facet Kessongo, Joaquim
Bahu, Yoenls
Inácio, M.
Almeida, Pedro
Peralta, Luis
Soares, Sandra
author_role author
author2 Bahu, Yoenls
Inácio, M.
Almeida, Pedro
Peralta, Luis
Soares, Sandra
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kessongo, Joaquim
Bahu, Yoenls
Inácio, M.
Almeida, Pedro
Peralta, Luis
Soares, Sandra
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Radon
Water
Dosimetry
Bibala
topic Radon
Water
Dosimetry
Bibala
description The primary motivation for this work is the evaluation of the radon concentration in portable water for human consumption in Bibala, a municipality in Angola, where granitic rocks are common, and contain a high concentration of uranium that can be mobilized in underground water. Radon is the largest contributor of radioactive pollution in underground water.Its concentration in water, represents a public health risk due to the fact that the gas can easily escape into the air, adding to the total indoor concentration of radon.On the other hand, ingestion of water with a high radon concentration represents an additional risk to the stomach. Measurements of radon concentration, in Bibala municipality's water, were performed on 16 samples obtained from wells of various depths and analyzed with DURRIDGEs' RAD7 equipment. Measured concentrations are in the range from 39.5 to 202 Bq/L , with 2 of the recovered samples presenting values over 100 Bq/L.
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