Natural radiation exposure survey in Cameroon, Africa
| Project/Area Number |
26305021
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Hygiene and public health
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
Tokonami Shinji 弘前大学, 被ばく医療総合研究所, 教授 (80247254)
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| Research Collaborator |
Furukawa Masahide
Ishikawa Tetsuo
Akata Naofumi
Akiba Suminori
Saidou
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
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| Keywords | 放射線被ばく / 線量評価 / 放射線 / 国際研究者交流 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Since there are so many mineral resources in Africa, special attention is being paid by the world. Uranium mines there produce uranium ores as the nuclear fuel material. Those miners are exposed to radiation risks, so that sufficient management has to be done for them. In addition, it will be possible for residents around such mines to be exposed to enhanced natural radiation. In this study, therefore, a natural radiation exposure survey was carried out for them living around the mines in Cameroon, whose data have not yet been published.
External and internal exposure were investigated. For the external exposure, a car-borne survey was carried out in two areas., i.e., Poli and Lolodorf. Their region distribution could be obtained. On the other hand, the inhalation radiation dose was two times as high as the worldwide average whereas the ingestion dose ranged from two to seven times, compared to the worldwide value.
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