Assessment of health hazard due to natural radioactivity in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Aziz Saleh, Muneer, Ramli, Ahmad Termizi, Alajerami, Yasser, Damoom, Mohammed, Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2014
• Subjects: Q Science
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51941/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2013.821469

The radiation survey of the ambient environment was conducted using two gamma detectors, and the measurement results were used in the computation of the mean external radiation dose rate, mean-weighted dose rate and annual effective dose, which are 144 nGy h-1, 0.891 mSv y-1 and 178 μSv, respectivel...