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| Iraqi Journal of Applied Physics |
Abstract:
| Naturally occurring radioactive and poisonous heavy metals, radium, and uranium with liquid and solid meals and collect in the, liver, kidneys, and bones while radon collect in the lung, where these metals can cause cancer. The obtained mean radon concentrations in tap and private well waters were 0.0430 and 0.1317 Bq.l-1 respectively. Total intake uranium is dependent mostly on the uranium content in the consumed water. The mean uranium concentrations in tap and private well waters were 8.8406 and 27.076 µg l-1, whereas these values were below of 30 µg.l-1 the limit according to guidelines of WHO. This indicates that the risk of increased uranium intake from drinking tap water is almost very low. The excess cancer risk is 0.1222 and 0.3745 x10-4 indicates that the probability of 12 and 37 per million people will die by uranium intake from water which is very low so the studied area is safe |