Determination of radon levels and other parameters affecting the quality of pasteurized milk available in the market in Kerman

Radon is one of the most important natural radioactive gases, about which there are numerous reports of being carcinogenic and harmful for the body. One way for this gas to enter the body is eating and drinking radon-included water and foods. Milk is among those edible materials in which there is a high probability of radon contamination. In order to study the amount of radon in milk and its components, during seven days in Khordad 1394, a daily accidental sample was prepared from ten different highly demanded milk brands in the supermarkets of Kerman. Radon amount was detected by RAD7 system. There were radon gas amounts, found in all collected samples. The average amount of radon in all ten collected samples was about 105.32±64.89 Bq/m3. Then the milk components such as fat, protein and lactose were investigated in all samples and compared with each other. Different groups had significantly different (P