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:: Volume 14, Issue 4 (10-2016) ::
Int J Radiat Res 2016, 14(4): 331-339 Back to browse issues page
Indoor radon measurements in residential dwellings in Qom, Iran
M. Fahiminia , R. Fouladi Fard , R. Ardani , A. Mohammadbeigi , K. Naddafi , M.S. Hassanvand
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Background: Inhalation of radon and its short-lived decay products is one of the ‎most significant sources of exposure to natural radiation. Radon is the second cause ‎of lung cancer in the populations. The present study was carried out under the projects of ‎national radon, with the aim of determining the concentration of indoor in the city of Qom ‎located in the central semi-arid region of Iran.‎ Materials and Methods: Radon measurements were carried out in 123 dwellings ‎using passive sampling with CR-39 detectors for 90 days. The map of radon ‎concentration distribution was prepared using Arc GIS software and the statistical ‎analysis was performed with SPSS version 20. Results: Indoor radon concentrations in Qom dwellings ranged from 15–259 Bq ‎m-‎‎3‎. The arithmetic mean of indoor radon concentrations on basement, ground floors, ‎first floors and second and upper floors were ‎123.43, 87.94, 63.72 and 40.69‎‏ ‏Bq m-3, ‎respectively. Conclusion: A correlation was found between the distances from fault zones and measured ‎indoor radon concentration. In most of cases, radon values were lower in well- ‎ventilated dwellings in comparison with poorly-ventilated ones. Moreover, high radon ‎concentration levels were observed in basements. The results indicated that in 30 ‎places (24.3% of cases), the radon concentrations were higher than the reference levels ‎recommended by the World Health Organization (100 Bq m-3).

Keywords: Indoor radon, CR-39, dwelling, floor, fault.
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Fahiminia M, Fouladi Fard R, Ardani R, Mohammadbeigi A, Naddafi K, Hassanvand M. Indoor radon measurements in residential dwellings in Qom, Iran. Int J Radiat Res 2016; 14 (4) :331-339
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