Table 3 Summary of AIED of radon concentration in living room, bedroom, and the percent contribution from water from different sources to indoor radon.
From: Identifying indoor radon sources in Pa Miang, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Source of water | Number of samples | AIED (mSv year−1) | AIED of Rn degassed from water into air (mSv year−1) | Percent contribution (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living room | Bedroom | Total (Min–Max) | ||||||||
Min–Max | Average | Min–Max | Average | Min–Max | Average | Min–Max | Average | |||
Wells | 8 | 0.6–2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5–1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5–3.8 | 0.04–0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6–13.0 | 10 |
Springs | 3 | 0.8–1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3–2.1 | 1.6 | 2.3–3.2 | 0.1–0.3 | 0.2 | 2.2–13.0 | 6.0 |
Streams | 19 | 0.2–1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5–2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9–3.1 | 0.4 × 10–3–4.2 × 10–3 | 1.6 × 10–3 | 0.03–0.2 | 0.1 |
All water sources | 30 | 0.2–2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5–2.5 | 1.2 | 0.9–3.8 | 0.4 × 10–3–0.5 | 0.1 | 0.03–13.0 | 3.3 |
