Published May 2017 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

Fast determination of indoor radon (222Rn) concentration using liquid scintillation counting

Creators

  • 1. Higher Vocational State School in Kalisz, Kalisz (Poland)
  • 2. Lodz University of Technology, Lodz (Poland). Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry

Description

The indoor 222Rn radionuclide was directly absorbed in typical 20 ml glass scintillation vials by passing -3 dm3 of ambient air through 16 ml of water-immiscible non-volataile scintillation cocktail Ultima-Gold F for 10 min. The activity of radon and its two α-emitting daughters: 218Po and 214Po, was determined with the BetaScout low-background liquid scintillation counter. The limit of 222Rn detection is 9 Bq/m3, and the quantification limit with 20% relative accuracy is 28 Bq/m3. The results of the indoor Rn measurement in different houses showed good consistency with results obtained from a Sarad EQF 3220 device. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
312
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 337-342
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
48072971
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
DAILY VARIATIONS; DOSE LIMITS; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDOORS; LIQUID SCINTILLATORS; MEASURING METHODS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION LAWS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON 222; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DOSES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LAWS; NUCLEI; PHOSPHORS; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS; VARIATIONS

Optional Information

Notes
29 refs.