NDLI: Cancer risk assessment after exposure from natural radionuclides in soil using Monte Carlo techniques

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Author	Župunski, Ljubica Spasić Jokić, Vesna Trobok, Mirjana Gordanić, Vojin
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to assess fatal cancer risk after external and internal (inhalation and ingestion) exposure from natural radionuclides in soil like $^{238}$U, $^{232}$Th, $^{40}$K, and $^{226}$Ra on the territory of Bela Crkva, Serbia. Although receiving doses are low from sources like natural radionuclides in soil, because of stochastic effects of ionizing radiation, risk for developing cancer exists and can be quantified.Concentrations of radionuclides from 80 soil samples are measured using HPGe detector. Fatal cancer risk is assessed from calculated ambient dose rate in the target organs of body due to external and internal exposure. Monte Carlo simulations are used to obtain conversion factors which are required to calculate absorbed dose rate in target organs.Assessed cancer risk for $^{238}$U in the case of both inhalation and ingestion exposure is from 1.11 × 10$^{-6}$ to 24 × 10$^{-6}$ for minimal and maximal activity in soil samples, from 1.02 × 10$^{-6}$ to 23.3 × 10$^{-6}$ for exposure to $^{226}$Ra, from 1.89 × 10$^{-6}$ to 50.3 × 10$^{-6}$ for exposure to $^{232}$Th, and from 0.265 × 10$^{-6}$ to 9.83 × 10$^{-6}$ for exposure to $^{40}$K. Overall risk from $^{40}$K as external and internal source is from 0.8 × 10$^{-6}$ to 31.9 × 10$^{-6}$. Calculated cancer risks from both inhalation and ingestion exposure could be related to all tissues that are on the way of distribution of particles within the body but especially to deposition sites in the body.Assessed risks for fatal cancer development from inhaled and ingested natural radionuclides originating in soil are not increased.
Starting Page	1574
Ending Page	1580
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09441344
Journal	Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume Number	17
Issue Number	9
e-ISSN	16147499
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-05-25
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Natural radionuclides Cancer Risk assessment Monte Carlo Industrial Pollution Prevention Waste Water Technology Water Pollution Control Water Management Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pollution Medicine

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