// Example 9.11 clear all; clc; // Given data V_W = 2200; // Volume of water inatke in terms of cm^3/day // 1 litre = 1000 gram(g) M = 43*1000; // Mass of water present in standard man according to standards // Using the data from Table 9.13 MPD = 0.1/7; // Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD) in rem/day // Using the data from Table 9.15 zeta = 0.01; // Effective energy equivalent in MeV q = 1; // The fraction of Tritium that goes inside by ingestion T_b = 11.9; // Biological Half life of Tritium in years lambda_b = 0.693/T_b; // Biological decay constant of Tritium in years^-1 // As biological and radiological half lives are less than 50 year intake period, the exponential term (exp(-lambda_e*50)) is neglected // Maximum Permissible Concentration(MPC) for a 7 day or 168 hour week tritium dose MPC_w_168 = (lambda_b*M*MPD)/(51.1*V_W*zeta*q); printf("\n Maximum Permissible Concentration(MPC) for a 7 day or 168 hour week tritium dose for occupational purpose = %.2f uCi/cm^3 \n",MPC_w_168); // The exposure at work is doubled for 40 hour week as compared to 168 hour week // For 40 hour week, with work of 5 days out of 7 day week according to a study MPC_w_40 = MPC_w_168*2*(7/5); printf("\n Maximum Permissible Concentration(MPC) for a 40 hour week tritium dose for occupational purpose = %.3f uCi/cm^3 \n",MPC_w_40); // By analyzing the data of Table 9.13 // The whole body dose of general public is one tenth of the occupational purpose. MPC_w_168_gp = MPC_w_168*0.1; printf("\n Maximum Permissible Concentration(MPC) for a 7 day or 168 hour week tritium dose for general public = %.3f uCi/cm^3 \n",MPC_w_168_gp); // The answer of Maximum Permissible Concentration(MPC) for a 168 hour week tritium dose for general public is given wrong in the textbook.