Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia

Eleven different brands of mineral water available in Malaysia were assessed in comparison with two criteria for ingested radiation dose. It is concluded that mineral water can only contribute a very small fraction of the typical daily intake of potassium, and that the radiation dose acquired from a...

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Main Authors:	Samat .S.B, Evans .C.J
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/1/04_S.B._Samat.pdf

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spelling	ukm-31352016-12-14T06:33:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia Samat .S.B, Evans .C.J, Eleven different brands of mineral water available in Malaysia were assessed in comparison with two criteria for ingested radiation dose. It is concluded that mineral water can only contribute a very small fraction of the typical daily intake of potassium, and that the radiation dose acquired from any of the brands can never exceed a small fraction of the recommended limits. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/1/04_S.B._Samat.pdf Samat .S.B, and Evans .C.J, (2011) Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (12). pp. 1355-1358. ISSN 0126-6039 http//:www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	Eleven different brands of mineral water available in Malaysia were assessed in comparison with two criteria for ingested radiation dose. It is concluded that mineral water can only contribute a very small fraction of the typical daily intake of potassium, and that the radiation dose acquired from any of the brands can never exceed a small fraction of the recommended limits.
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title	Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia
title_short	Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia
title_full	Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia
title_sort	determination of radiation hazard arising from the 40-k content of bottled mineral water in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/1/04_S.B._Samat.pdf
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Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia

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