Published December 2005 | Version v1
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Survey of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations in carbonized brick dwellings in 5 provinces

Creators

  • 1. Environmental Radiation Monitoring Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou (China)
  • 2. Environmental Monitoring Center of Hunan Province, Changsha (China)
  • 3. Environmental Monitoring Center of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang (China)
  • 4. Environmental Monitoring Center of Anhui Province, Hefei (China)
  • 5. Environmental Protection Science Institute of Wuhan City, Wuhan (China)

Description

Survey of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations in carbonized brick dwellings in Provinces Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Anhui. Results indicate that radon concentrations are, respectively, in the range of 86∼303 Bq/m3 indoors, with an average of 151 Bq/m3, about 3.4 times the radon concentrations measured in control areas and 12∼74 Bq/m3 0utdoors, with a average of 35 Bq/m3. Average annual radon concentrations in coal wells are 9.51 × l03 in Hubei and 965 Bq/m3 in Zhejiang, respectively. In addition, the study results on variations of indoor and outdoor radon concentrations in bone-coal mine areas are presented. (authors)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Protection Bulletin
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 29-33
ISSN
1004-6356

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
China
INIS RN
50042057
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
BRICKS; CHINA; COAL; COAL MINES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONTROL; INDOORS; OUTDOORS; RADON; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GASES; MATERIALS; MINES; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES

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