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Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 8, No. 1, 67-70 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9900800107

Occurrence of Radon in the Drinking Water of Dehradun City, India

R.C. Ramola

Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University Campus, Tehri Garhwal

V.M. Choubey

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India

N.K. Saini

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India

S.K. Bartarya

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India

In this paper, the results of measurements of radon (222Rn) in the drinking water of Dehradun City are pre sented. The radon was measured in water samples taken from the tube wells and hand pumps which are the usual sources of water supply in the city. The recorded radon concentrations in 19 water samples from different hand pumps were found to vary from 27 to 154 Bq.l-1 with an average of 67 Bq.I-1, while radon concentrations in 49 water samples from different tube wells were found to vary from 26 to 129 Bq.l-1 with an average of 59 Bq.I-1. The results are compared with international recommen dations for human exposure. These recorded values were found to be above the average of the recommenda tions but well below the highest recommended value of 400 Bq.l-1. In general, the drinking water of Dehradun city is contaminated by radon at a concentration which is reasonably uniform over the study area.

Key Words: Radon • Drinking water • Well water


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