Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan
The present research was carried out to investigate the behavior of radon (222Rn) concentrations over the carbonate and evaporite sequences and to assess the related health hazards. A total of 50 points from three different stratigraphic units, namely, the Bahadurkhel Salt, Jatta Gypsum, and the Koh...
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| author | Mumtaz Ali Khan Nimat Ullah Khattak Muhammad Hanif Nadhir Al-Ansari Muhammad Bashir Khan Muhsan Ehsan Ahmed Elbeltagi |
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| description | The present research was carried out to investigate the behavior of radon (222Rn) concentrations over the carbonate and evaporite sequences and to assess the related health hazards. A total of 50 points from three different stratigraphic units, namely, the Bahadurkhel Salt, Jatta Gypsum, and the Kohat Formation of the Eocene age, were analyzed for radon concentrations in the district of Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Measurements for radon levels were made by using RAD7 of Durridge, United States. The highest average 222Rn concentration (16.5 Bq/L) was found in the limestone unit of the Kohat Formation of the Eocene age. However, the lowest radon levels were observed in the salt-bearing strata of the Bahadurkhel Salt of the Eocene age. The study revealed that the average radon concentration in all the lithologies varied in the order of RnLimestone > RnSalt > RnGypsum. The findings of the current research suggest that the study area is safe from radon-related health hazards. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cb3caa2f097487a8c0e0f137864c4fc2022-12-22T03:50:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-09-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.10200281020028Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, PakistanMumtaz Ali Khan0Nimat Ullah Khattak1Muhammad Hanif2Nadhir Al-Ansari3Muhammad Bashir Khan4Muhsan Ehsan5Ahmed Elbeltagi6Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, PakistanNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanNational Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanCivil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, SwedenDepartment of Government and Public Policy (GPP), Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad, PakistanAgricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, EgyptThe present research was carried out to investigate the behavior of radon (222Rn) concentrations over the carbonate and evaporite sequences and to assess the related health hazards. A total of 50 points from three different stratigraphic units, namely, the Bahadurkhel Salt, Jatta Gypsum, and the Kohat Formation of the Eocene age, were analyzed for radon concentrations in the district of Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Measurements for radon levels were made by using RAD7 of Durridge, United States. The highest average 222Rn concentration (16.5 Bq/L) was found in the limestone unit of the Kohat Formation of the Eocene age. However, the lowest radon levels were observed in the salt-bearing strata of the Bahadurkhel Salt of the Eocene age. The study revealed that the average radon concentration in all the lithologies varied in the order of RnLimestone > RnSalt > RnGypsum. The findings of the current research suggest that the study area is safe from radon-related health hazards.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1020028/fullradongypsumsaltlimestoneEoceneKarak |
| spellingShingle | Mumtaz Ali Khan Nimat Ullah Khattak Muhammad Hanif Nadhir Al-Ansari Muhammad Bashir Khan Muhsan Ehsan Ahmed Elbeltagi Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan Frontiers in Environmental Science radon gypsum salt limestone Eocene Karak |
| title | Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan |
| title_full | Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan |
| title_short | Health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium-rich district Karak, Pakistan |
| title_sort | health risks associated with radon concentrations in carbonate and evaporite sequences of the uranium rich district karak pakistan |
| topic | radon gypsum salt limestone Eocene Karak |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1020028/full |
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