TY - JOUR
T1 - Exposure of burrowing mammals to 222Rn
AU - N.A., Beresford
AU - C.L., Barnett
AU - Vives i Batlle, Jordi
AU - E.D., Potter
AU - Z.-F., Ibrahimi
AU - T.S., Barlow
AU - C., Schieb
AU - D.G., Jones
AU - D., Copplestone
A2 - Vandenhove, Hildegarde
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2012/6/12
Y1 - 2012/6/12
N2 - In this paper we describe a study conducted at seven sites in northwest England. Passive track etch detectors were used to measure the 222Rn concentrations in artificial burrows over a period of approximately one year. Results suggest that absorbed dose rates to burrowing mammals as a consequence of exposure to 222Rn are likely to be at least an order of magnitude higher than those suggested in previous evaluations of natural background exposure rates which had omitted this radionuclide and exposure pathway. Dose rates in some areas of Great Britain will be considerably in excess of incremental no-effects benchmark dose rates suggested for use as screening levels.
AB - In this paper we describe a study conducted at seven sites in northwest England. Passive track etch detectors were used to measure the 222Rn concentrations in artificial burrows over a period of approximately one year. Results suggest that absorbed dose rates to burrowing mammals as a consequence of exposure to 222Rn are likely to be at least an order of magnitude higher than those suggested in previous evaluations of natural background exposure rates which had omitted this radionuclide and exposure pathway. Dose rates in some areas of Great Britain will be considerably in excess of incremental no-effects benchmark dose rates suggested for use as screening levels.
KW - Radon
KW - Burrowing mammal
KW - Environmental assessment
KW - Dose rate
KW - Background exposure
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_121894
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/9210
U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.023
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.023
M3 - Article
SN - 0048-9697
VL - 431
SP - 252
EP - 261
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
ER -