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Radiobiological long-term accumulation of environmental alpha radioactivity in extracted human teeth and animal bones in Malaysia

In this study, the radiobiological analysis of natural alpha emitters in extracted human teeth and animal bones from Malaysia was estimated. The microdistributions of alpha particles in tooth and bone samples were measured using CR-39 alpha-particle track detectors. The lowest and highest alpha emis...

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Published in:Journal of environmental radioactivity 2014-03, Vol.129, p.140-147
Main Authors: Almayahi, B.A., Tajuddin, A.A., Jaafar, M.S.
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Language:English
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Summary:In this study, the radiobiological analysis of natural alpha emitters in extracted human teeth and animal bones from Malaysia was estimated. The microdistributions of alpha particles in tooth and bone samples were measured using CR-39 alpha-particle track detectors. The lowest and highest alpha emission rates in teeth in the Kedah and Perak states were 0.0080 ± 0.0005 mBq cm−2 and 0.061 ± 0.008 mBq cm−2, whereas those of bones in the Perlis and Kedah states were 0.0140 ± 0.0001 mBq cm−2 and 0.7700 ± 0.0282 mBq cm−2, respectively. The average alpha emission rate in male teeth was 0.0209 ± 0.0008 mBq cm−2, whereas that of female teeth was 0.0199 ± 0.0010 mBq cm−2. The alpha emission rate in teeth is higher in smokers (0.0228 ± 0.0008 mBq cm−2) than in non-smokers (0.0179 ± 0.0008 mBq cm−2). Such difference was found statistically significant (p 
ISSN:0265-931X
1879-1700
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.01.001