The Radiological Impact of ²¹⁰Pb and ²¹⁰Po Released from the Iron- and Steel-Making Plant ILVA in Taranto (Italy) on the Environment and the Public

Table 14

The committed effective dose for members of the public estimated from the mean and maximum ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb concentrations in atmospheric particulate collected from the area of the ILVA Taranto on 4–12 May 2009*.

Age classes, y	Mean ^210Po conc., Bq m^−3	Maximum ^210Po conc., Bq m^−3	Mean effective dose from ^210Po, Sv y^−1	Maximum effective dose from ^210Po, Sv y^−1	Mean ^210Pb conc., Bq m^−3	Maximum ^210Pb conc., Bq m^−3	Mean effective dose from ^210Pb, Sv y^−1	Maximum effective dose from ^210Pb, Sv y^−1	Total mean effective dose from ^210Po and ^210Pb, Sv y^−1	Total maximum effective dose from ^210Po and ^210Pb, Sv y^−1
<1	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	5.47𝐸−06	1.06𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	1.53𝐸−05	2.04𝐸−05	2.07𝐸−05	3.10𝐸−05
1-2	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	7.67𝐸−06	1.49𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	2.75𝐸−05	3.69𝐸−05	3.52𝐸−05	5.17𝐸−05
2–7	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	7.97𝐸−06	1.54𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	2.84𝐸−05	3.81𝐸−05	3.64𝐸−05	5.35𝐸−05
7–12	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	9.59𝐸−06	1.86𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	3.26𝐸−05	4.37𝐸−05	4.22𝐸−05	6.23𝐸−05
12–17	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−05	2.11𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	3.51𝐸−05	4.71𝐸−05	4.60𝐸−05	6.82𝐸−05
Adult (>17)	2.91𝐸−04	5.64𝐸−04	1.01𝐸−05	1.97𝐸−05	8.12𝐸−04	1.09𝐸−03	3.68𝐸−05	4.93𝐸−05	4.70𝐸−05	6.90𝐸−05

 *The respiration rate, annual respiration volume, and the ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb dose coefficients used to calculate the committed effective dose for each age class are the same as those listed in Table 12.