P3 1 Radiation Exposure in Ecuadorian Banana Factories

Authors

  • Forseti Astrophel University of Leicester
  • Tobias Miller University of Leicester
  • Orlagh Simpson University of Leicester
  • Eliza Rodgers University of Leicester

Abstract

Physics students have known that bananas are radioactive for years, but none have ever considered the plight of the banana packer. In this paper, we investigate the total dose a banana packer would receive over a year of working, and find that the dose is 6.20 μSv of radiation per year, which is less than ingesting a banana a day and thus unlikely to be a concern.

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Published

12/13/2023

How to Cite

Astrophel, F., Miller, T., Simpson, O., & Rodgers, E. (2023). P3 1 Radiation Exposure in Ecuadorian Banana Factories. Physics Special Topics, 22(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/4463

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Articles