Public exposure from inhalation of radon and thoron around the tin mine and smelter areas in Bangka, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT: Radon (²²²Rn) and thoron (²²⁰Rn) were reported as the highest contributors to natural radiation received by humans. Furthermore, radon has been stated as the second-highest cause of lung cancer. The concentrations of ²³⁸U and ²³²Th (the parent nuclide of radon and thoron, respectively) in nature vary with geological conditions and can be enhanced by human activities. Bangka Island in Indonesia is one such case with tin mining, where the environment contains a high amount of ²³²Th due to the island's granite bedrock. This study assesses the public's exposure to radon and thoron inhalation on Bangka Island by conducting measurements using a continuous radon-thoron monitor and a time-integrated monitor for radon, thoron, and thoron progen

SUBMITTER: Pradana R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11680695 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature