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Measurements of indoor radon, thoron, and their progeny using twin cup dosimeters in rural areas of Northern India

verfasst von: M. Shakir Khan, Ameer Azam

Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Ausgabe 3/2014

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Radon, thoron, and their progeny are largest contributors to the radiation dose received by human beings present in the natural environment. The indoor radon depends upon many factors such as building materials, meteorology, ventilation, and occupant’s behavior. This paper presents the measurements of indoor radon, thoron, and their progeny in four villages in rural area of district Kanshiram Nagar (Kasganj) in the state of Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. The concentration of indoor radon and thoron varies from 10.32 to 72.24 and 11.61 to 84.49 Bq m⁻³ with a geometric mean (GM) of 29.49 and 31.20 Bq m⁻³, respectively. The concentration of radon and thoron daughters was found to vary from 1.11 to 7.80 and 0.31 to 2.28 mWL, respectively. The annual exposure due to radon and thoron mainly vary from 0.05 to 0.30 WLM. The preliminary results (i.e., bare mode exposure of the LR-115 detectors fixed on cards) of this study have been separately published and compared this recent data with those results.

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Titel: Measurements of indoor radon, thoron, and their progeny using twin cup dosimeters in rural areas of Northern India
verfasst von: M. Shakir Khan
Ameer Azam
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Ausgabe 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Elektronische ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2538-1

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