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Dose estimates for exposure to radioactivity in gas mantles
C J Huyskens et al. Sci Total Environ. 1985 Oct.
Abstract
In this paper dose estimates are given for internal and external exposure that result, due to radioactive thorium, from the use of the incandescent mantles for gas lanterns. The collective, effective dose equivalent for all users of gas mantles is estimated to be about 100 Sv per annum in the Netherlands. For the population involved (ca. 700,000 persons) this is roughly equivalent to 5% to 10% of the collective dose equivalent associated with exposure to radiation from natural sources. The major contribution to dose estimates comes from inhalation of radium during burning of the mantles. A pessimistic approach results in individual dose estimates for inhalation of up to 0.2 mSv.
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