Table 4 The annual effective doses from drinking water in the study area compared to those of other regions and countries in previous studies.
Location | Country | Annual effective dose (mSv a−1) | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ingestion | Inhalation | Mean effective dose | |||
Gilgit | Pakistan | 0.626 | |||
Penang | Malaysia | 0.77 ± 0.19 | |||
Rajasthan | India | 1.1 | |||
Bannu | Pakistan | 0.001–3.79 | |||
Nigeria | Nigeria | 0.092 | |||
Agbabu | Nigeria | 0.08 | |||
Iraq | Iraq | 0.0004 | |||
Mirpur | Pakistan | 0.004 ± 0.0003 | 0.045 ± 0.004 | 0.049 ± 0.01 | |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | 0.03 | – | – | |
Kirkuk | Iraq | 1.51 ± 1.22 | 10.1 ± 3.18 | ||
Rajasthan | India | 0.001 | 0.0111 | 0.012 | |
Karak | Pakistan | 0.002 ± 0.0001 | 0.024 ± 0.001 | 0.026 ± 0.001 | |
Peshawar | Pakistan | 0.002 ± 0.0002 | 0.022 ± 0.002 | 0.024 ± 0.002 | |
Mirpur | Pakistan | 0.001 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | |
