Published June 2001
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Journal article
Chances of lung cancer due to radon exposure in Al-Mazar Al-Shamali, Jordan
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Description
Radon (222Rn) levels were determined in Al-Mazar area, northern part of Jordan. Passive diffusion dosimeters (using CR-39) were used indoors in different seasons. The average radon concentration during summer season was about 62 Bq/m3 (∼1.7 pCi/l which corresponds to 0.017 WL for the equilibrium factor, F=1), while in winter season it was about 81 Bq/m3. However, the overall radon average in Al-Mazar is comparable to the radon average in other Jordanian cities. Furthermore, the radon average concentration during the year was about 75 Bq/m3 (∼2.0 pCi/l which corresponds to about 0.02 WL). According to these findings, the chances of dying from lung cancer due to exposure, over the lifetime, to 0.02 WL of radon level is about 0.09%
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Identifiers
- PII
- S1350448701002232;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiation Measurements
- Journal Volume
- 34
- Journal Issue
- 1-6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 537-540
- ISSN
- 1350-4487
- CODEN
- RMEAEP
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Syrian Arab Republic
- INIS RN
- 33037303
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONCENTRATION RATIO; DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS; INDOOR AIR CONTAMINATION; JORDAN; LUNGS; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; RADON 222; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ARAB COUNTRIES; ASIA; BODY; CONTAMINATION; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; DOSES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MIDDLE EAST; NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VARIATIONS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.