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. 2021 Jun 1;16(6):e0250528. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250528

Table 1. Activity (in Bq/pendant) of U-238, Th-232 and K-40 in the pendants.

Sample U-238 Th-232 K-40
Ceramic Pendants
CP1 13.4 ± 2.3 148 ± 10 155 ± 27
CP2 459 ± 77 885 ± 59 308 ± 56
CP3 75 ± 12 652 ± 66 278 ± 50
CP4 138 ± 23 992 ± 104 313 ± 56
CP5 185 ± 32 1515 ± 169 293 ± 53
CP6 106 ± 18 748 ± 147 104 ± 19
CP7 172 ± 29 1158 ± 122 295 ± 53
CP8 373 ± 63 2785 ± 180 260 ± 50
CP9 53 ± 9 356 ± 23 97 ± 18
CP10 55 ± 10 265 ± 18 116 ± 21
Glass Pendants
GP11 1001 ± 172 6969 ± 483 687 ± 130
GP12 447 ± 76 2805 ± 185 262 ± 48
GP13 288 ± 48 1906 ± 124 164 ± 30
GP14 440 ± 75 2499 ± 166 262 ± 51
Metallic Pendants
MP15 927 ± 157 7043 ± 471 536 ± 100
MP16 702 ± 120 5348 ± 363 514 ± 95
MP17 9 ± 1.5 73 ± 5 73 ± 11
MP18 6 ± 1 41 ± 3 20 ± 3.5
MP19 22 ± 3 167 ± 11 20 ± 4
Oute Plastic Pendant
PP20 14 ± 3 3552 ± 239 395 ± 72