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Title: Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco

Abstract

The radioactivity in tobacco leaves collected from 15 different regions of Greece before cigarette production was studied in order to estimate the effective dose from cigarette tobacco due to the naturally occurring primordial radionuclides, such as {sup 226}Ra and {sup 210}Pb of the uranium series and {sup 228}Ra of the thorium series and/or man-made produced radionuclides, such as {sup 137}Cs of Chernobyl origin. Gamma-ray spectrometry was applied using Ge planar and coaxial type detectors of high resolution and high efficiency. It was concluded that the annual effective dose due to inhalation for adults (smokers) for {sup 226}Ra varied from 42.5 to 178.6 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 79.7 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}), while for {sup 228}Ra from 19.3 to 116.0 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 67.1 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}) and for {sup 210}Pb from 47.0 to 134.9 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 104.7 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}), that is the same order of magnitude for each radionuclide. The sum of the effective dose of the three natural radionuclides varied from 151.9 to 401.3 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 251.5 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}). The annual effective dose from {sup 137}Cs of Chernobyl origin was three orders of magnitude lower as it varied from 70.4 to 410.4 nSvmore » y{sup -1} (average 199.3 nSv y{sup -1})« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Thessaloniki 54124 (Greece)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21152474
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1034; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: NRE-VIII: 8. International symposium on the natural radiation environment, Buzios, RJ (Brazil), 7-12 Oct 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2991245; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; ADULTS; CESIUM 137; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; GAMMA DETECTION; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; GE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; GREECE; INHALATION; LEAD 210; LEAVES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RESOLUTION; THORIUM; TOBACCO; URANIUM

Citation Formats

Papastefanou, C. Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2991245.
Papastefanou, C. Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991245
Papastefanou, C. 2008. "Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2991245.
@article{osti_21152474,
title = {Radiation dose from cigarette tobacco},
author = {Papastefanou, C},
abstractNote = {The radioactivity in tobacco leaves collected from 15 different regions of Greece before cigarette production was studied in order to estimate the effective dose from cigarette tobacco due to the naturally occurring primordial radionuclides, such as {sup 226}Ra and {sup 210}Pb of the uranium series and {sup 228}Ra of the thorium series and/or man-made produced radionuclides, such as {sup 137}Cs of Chernobyl origin. Gamma-ray spectrometry was applied using Ge planar and coaxial type detectors of high resolution and high efficiency. It was concluded that the annual effective dose due to inhalation for adults (smokers) for {sup 226}Ra varied from 42.5 to 178.6 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 79.7 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}), while for {sup 228}Ra from 19.3 to 116.0 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 67.1 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}) and for {sup 210}Pb from 47.0 to 134.9 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 104.7 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}), that is the same order of magnitude for each radionuclide. The sum of the effective dose of the three natural radionuclides varied from 151.9 to 401.3 {mu}Sv y{sup -1} (average 251.5 {mu}Sv y{sup -1}). The annual effective dose from {sup 137}Cs of Chernobyl origin was three orders of magnitude lower as it varied from 70.4 to 410.4 nSv y{sup -1} (average 199.3 nSv y{sup -1})},
doi = {10.1063/1.2991245},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21152474}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1034,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}