dc.creator | Abu Hanifah, Noor Zati Hani | es |
dc.creator | Hashim, Suhairul | es |
dc.creator | Hassan, Halmat Jalal | es |
dc.creator | Abdul Hadi, M. R. F. | es |
dc.creator | Sanusi, Mohamad Syazwan Mohd | es |
dc.creator | Bradley, David Andrew | es |
dc.creator | García-Tenorio García-Balmaseda, Rafael | es |
dc.creator | Tahar, Rozman Mohd | es |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-22T08:28:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-22T08:28:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Abu Hanifah, N.Z.H., Hashim, S., Hassan, H.J., Abdul Hadi, M.R.F., Sanusi, M.S.M., Bradley, D.A.,...,Tahar, R.M. (2022). Radiation hazard assessment from NORM-added paint products in Malaysia. Journal of King Saud University. Science, 34 (3), 1-8. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1018-3647 | es |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/135712 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Across the globe, radioactive consumer products are widely marketed for daily use.
Objectives: The present study investigated commercially available ion paint, and the evaluations were
using gamma (c)-ray spectroscopy and Geant4 Monte Carlo (GMC) simulations.
Methods: An assessment of a radiological risk arising from using such products in the painting of living
areas is conducted when Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM)
was observed, with a daily inhalation exposure dose being of particular concern. Organ doses were simulated using adult mathematical Medical Internal Radiation Dose 5 (MIRD5)-type phantoms, incorporating dose conversion factors (DCFs).
Results: Results showed that a product sample code of IP04 contained the highest activity, i.e.,
4449 ± 530, 31888 ± 2175, and 2963 ± 405 Bq kg 1
, for 238U, 232Th, and 40K, respectively. Contrarily,
NP18 recorded the lowest, i.e., 16 ± 2 and 30 ± 5, Bq kg 1 of 238U and 232Th, respectively. The IP04 paint
offered the most significant concentrations, with mean percentages of 0.026, 0.81, and 0.06 for 238U, 232Th, and 212Pb, respectively. Its use in a designated Room 1 had resulted in an annual effective dose
of 1.53 mSv y 1
, assuming an exposure for a period of 8 h day 1
.
Conclusion: In brief, using these ion paints could result in amounts that exceed the annual public dose
limit of 1 mSv. | es |
dc.format | application/pdf | es |
dc.format.extent | 8 p.l | es |
dc.language.iso | eng | es |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | es |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of King Saud University. Science, 34 (3), 1-8. | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Consumer products | es |
dc.subject | Ion paint | es |
dc.subject | GMC simulation | es |
dc.subject | Naturally occurring radioactive material | es |
dc.subject | Regulations | es |
dc.title | Radiation hazard assessment from NORM-added paint products in Malaysia | es |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es |
dcterms.identifier | https://ror.org/03yxnpp24 | |
dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | es |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Aplicada II | es |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101850 | es |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jksus.2022.101850 | es |
dc.journaltitle | Journal of King Saud University. Science | es |
dc.publication.volumen | 34 | es |
dc.publication.issue | 3 | es |
dc.publication.initialPage | 1 | es |
dc.publication.endPage | 8 | es |