Published 2013
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Measurement of indoor radon and thoron concentrations in the urban dwellings using plastic track detectors: a case study
Creators
- 1. Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India)
Description
The measurements of indoor radon and thoron were made in the dwellings of Firozabad city of Northern India using Twin cup dosimeters with LR-115 type II plastic track detectors. The values of radon concentration ranges from 20.1 to 91.78 Bqm-3; thoron concentration ranges from 11.63 to 73.96 and annual effective dose ranges from 0.86 to 4.39. The values of radon concentration were found to be below the value of 200 recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). In addition to that the values of annual effective dose rate were found less than the limit of 3-10 which is recommended by ICRP. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Mangalore University
- Imprint Place
- Mangalore (India)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the second international conference on Po and radioactive Pb isotopes
- Imprint Pagination
- 296 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 276-279
Conference
- Title
- 2. international conference on Po and radioactive Pb isotopes
- Acronym
- INCO-PoPb-2013
- Dates
- 10-13 Feb 2013
- Place
- Mangalore (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 46100291
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSE RATES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; INDOOR AIR CONTAMINATION; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON 220
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAMINATION; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MONITORING; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 16 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.