Health Risk Implications of High Background Radiation Dose Rate in Kampung Sungai Durian, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract

Terrestrial gamma radiation dose rate measurement has been conducted around Kampung Sungai Durian (Kg. Sg. Durian), Kinta District, Malaysia. The mean value of outdoor terrestrial gamma radiation (TGR) dose rate and indoor in the area are 458 nGy h -1 and 286 nGy h

An overview on measurements of natural radioactivity in Malaysia

“…Surface dose rate and radium equivalent activity were also estimated in this study. reported natural radioactivity in soil, plants and water around Kampong Sungai Durian, Kinta, Malaysia by using HPGe detector (Ramli, Apriantoro, Wagiran, Wood, & Kuan, 2009). The concentrations of 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K in soil ranged from 32 to 544 Bq kg À1 , 64e1806 Bq kg À1 and 21e2522 Bq kg À1 , respectively with the average values 196 ± 43 Bq kg À1 , 628 ± 169 Bq kg À1 and 475 ± 89 Bq kg À1 , respectively.…”

Natural environmental radioactivity and the corresponding health risk in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia

“…A number of studies have been conducted on the natural terrestrial radiation that contributed to the field of environmental radiology in Malaysia [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] while a few studies have been conducted on the radioactivity measurements on soil and water [13][14][15][16][17][18]. Despite that, there is no information on radioactivity measurement on soil and water in Johor Bahru so far.…”

40K, 226Ra AND 228Ra SERIES IN BOVINE AND POULTRY FEED AND IN DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE (DCP) SAMPLES BY GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY

“…Many studies have been dedicated to monitoring amounts of radionuclides' activity in food and nutritional supplements, particularly related to the human diet, seeking to determine the risks those amounts may bring. (Arruda-Neto (1997); Carvalho (2006); Casacuberta (2009);-Ramli (2009);Zagato (2007); Tchokossa (2013); Scheibel (2006) and Shanthi (2009)) Concern with radiation levels in food samples is also very important, because ingestion is one of the most common way radionuclides enter living organisms. In this study radioactivity was measured in cattle and poultry feed samples.…”