Radiotoxic elements of 210Pb and 210Po inhalation dose calculation in tobacco smokes

Akbar Abbasi; Hesham M. H. Zakaly; Nouf Almousa; Fatemeh Mirekhtiary

doi:10.1515/ract-2024-0330

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Radiotoxic elements of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po inhalation dose calculation in tobacco smokes

Akbar Abbasi , Hesham M. H. Zakaly , Nouf Almousa and Fatemeh Mirekhtiary

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Abstract

An assessment of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb concentrations in tobacco samples from Turkey was conducted for this study. Although tobacco contains elevated levels of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po, smoking is recognized to be a significant contributor to radiation doses received by individuals. The chemical separation process and Alpha spectroscopy were applied to determine ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po. According to this analysis, the activity concentrations ²¹⁰Po in cigarette samples ranged between 5.28 ± 0.15 mBq/g to 27.15 ± 2.10 mBq/g, with an average of 14.69 ± 0.68 mBq/g. Similarly, the activity concentration ²¹⁰Pb in cigarette samples was obtained from 5.11 ± 0.14 mBq/g to 22.08 ± 1.36 mBq/g, with an average of 12.36 ± 0.37 mBq/g. Inhalation of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb with cigarette smoke was used to calculate the annual effective doses. The mean values of the annual effective dose from ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb for smokers were estimated to be 117.77 μSv/y and 98.97 μSv/y respectively. It can be concluded from the above that smoking cigarettes and absorbing ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb through the respiratory system are the main sources and the principal pathways through which smokers can receive doses.

Keywords: 210Po and 210Pb concentrations; tobacco; annual effective doses; respiratory system

Corresponding author: Akbar Abbasi, Faculty of Art and Science, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, TRNC, via Mersin 10, Türkiye, E-mail: akbar.abbasi@kyrenia.edu.tr

Funding source: Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Award Identifier / Grant number: PNURSP2024R111

Research ethics: Not applicable.
Informed consent: Not applicable.
Author contributions: Akbar Abbasi: methodology, software, writing – original draft preparation. Hesham M. H. Zakaly: editing, original draft preparation, methodology. Nouf Almousa: graph drawn, administration. Fatemeh Mirekhtiary: visualization, editing manuscript.
Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
Conflict of interest: The author states no conflict of interest.
Research funding: Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project (Grant No. PNURSP2024R111), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Data availability: Not applicable.

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