Published December 1988 | Version v1
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Seasonal variation of radon and its daughter concentrations in dwellings

Creators

  • 1. Aligarh Muslim Univ. (India). Z.H. Coll. of Engineering and Technology

Description

Monthly and seasonal variation of radon and its daughter concentrations were measured in thirty eight rooms of seven dwellings in India. CR-39 nuclear track detector was used to measure the radon concentration. The mean radon concentrations for three different seasons winter, summer and rainy were 2.07 ± 0.2, 1.25 ± 0.2 and 1.75 ± 0.2 pCi/l respectively. The average dose equivalent rate due to radon daughters for a person is 0.29 WLM/yr for an equilibrium factor of 0.43 and an occupancy factor of 0.8. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Effects Express
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
3-4
Series
Radiat. Eff. Express.
Journal Page Range
103-108
ISSN
0888-7322
CODEN
REFEE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
20033377
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BUILDINGS; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INDIA; MONTHLY VARIATIONS; PERSONNEL MONITORING; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; RADIATION DETECTORS; RARE GASES; VARIATIONS