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Radon Activity Concentrations in Natural Hot Spring Water: Dose Assessment and Health Perspective

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  • Eka Djatnika Nugraha

    (Centre for Technology of Radiation Safety and Metrology, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta 12440, Indonesia
    Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

  • Masahiro Hosoda

    (Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan
    Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

  • June Mellawati

    (Centre for Technology of Radiation Safety and Metrology, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta 12440, Indonesia)

  • Untara Untara

    (Centre for Technology of Radiation Safety and Metrology, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta 12440, Indonesia)

  • Ilsa Rosianna

    (Centre for Nuclear Minerals Technology, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta 12440, Indonesia)

  • Yuki Tamakuma

    (Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan
    Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

  • Oumar Bobbo Modibo

    (Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

  • Chutima Kranrod

    (Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

  • Kusdiana Kusdiana

    (Centre for Technology of Radiation Safety and Metrology, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia (BATAN), Jakarta 12440, Indonesia)

  • Shinji Tokonami

    (Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki 036-8504, Japan)

Abstract

The world community has long used natural hot springs for tourist and medicinal purposes. In Indonesia, the province of West Java, which is naturally surrounded by volcanoes, is the main destination for hot spring tourism. This paper is the first report on radon measurements in tourism natural hot spring water in Indonesia as part of radiation protection for public health. The purpose of this paper is to study the contribution of radon doses from natural hot spring water and thereby facilitate radiation protection for public health. A total of 18 water samples were measured with an electrostatic collection type radon monitor (RAD7, Durridge Co., USA). The concentration of radon in natural hot spring water samples in the West Java region, Indonesia ranges from 0.26 to 31 Bq L −1 . An estimate of the annual effective dose in the natural hot spring water area ranges from 0.51 to 0.71 mSv with a mean of 0.60 mSv for workers. Meanwhile, the annual effective dose for the public ranges from 0.10 to 0.14 mSv with an average of 0.12 mSv. This value is within the range of the average committed effective dose from inhalation and terrestrial radiation for the general public, 1.7 mSv annually.

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  • Eka Djatnika Nugraha & Masahiro Hosoda & June Mellawati & Untara Untara & Ilsa Rosianna & Yuki Tamakuma & Oumar Bobbo Modibo & Chutima Kranrod & Kusdiana Kusdiana & Shinji Tokonami, 2021. "Radon Activity Concentrations in Natural Hot Spring Water: Dose Assessment and Health Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:920-:d:484559
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