Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico)

Table 10

Effective dose (𝐸_𝑑) of ²³⁸U and ²³⁴U calculated for a hypothetical case.

Radionuclide	Effective dose coefficient (μSv/Bq)*			𝐸𝐷 (μSv y^−1)
	Infants	Children	Adults	Infants	Children	Adults
^238U	0.12	0.068	0.045	0.67	0.76	0.75
^234U	0.13	0.074	0.049	1.31	1.49	1.48
Total				1.98	2.25	2.23

*Values taken from UNSCEAR 2000 Report.