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...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2011
|
| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/1/04_S.B._Samat.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848810091107581952 |
|---|---|
| author | Samat .S.B, Evans .C.J, |
| author_facet | Samat .S.B, Evans .C.J, |
| author_sort | Samat .S.B, |
| building | UKM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| 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. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T23:24:59Z |
| format | Article |
| id | oai:generic.eprints.org:3135 |
| institution | Universiti Kebangasaan Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T23:24:59Z |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| publisher | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org: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/ |
| spellingShingle | Samat .S.B, Evans .C.J, Determination of Radiation Hazard Arising from the 40-K Content of Bottled Mineral Water in Malaysia |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3135/1/04_S.B._Samat.pdf |