[Home ] [Archive]    
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
IJRR Information::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Subscription::
News & Events::
Web Mail::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
ISSN
Hard Copy 2322-3243
Online 2345-4229
..
Online Submission
Now you can send your articles to IJRR office using the article submission system.
..

AWT IMAGE

AWT IMAGE

Volume 6, Issue 3 (12-2008)                   Int J Radiat Res 2008, 6(3): 141-144 | Back to browse issues page

XML Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Bouzarjomehri F, Ehrampoosh M. Radon level in dwellings basement of Yazd-Iran. Int J Radiat Res 2008; 6 (3) :141-144
URL: http://ijrr.com/article-1-483-en.html
, Bouzarj_44@ssu.ac.ir
Abstract:   (17543 Views)
Background: Indoor radon gas (222Rn) has been recognized as one of the health hazards for human. Air radon comes mainly from basement soil and construction materials. Saghand region with rich uranium mines lies 180 km from Yazd, so the indoor radon concentration can be high. Yazd, with population of about 457000, is the biggest city near Saghand, thus, indoor gamma background radiation of Yazd could be more than the other cities of Yazd province. Materials and Methods: In this study the air radon level of 84 dwellings basement from various regions of Yazd were measured during the year 2007. To do so, a portable radon gas surveyor was used which is an active measurement method. Using this device, α radiation of each basement was measured by a solid state detector for 24 hours. Results: Radon concentrations of the basements were between 5.55 to 747.4 Bq/m3 with mean of 137.36 Bq/m3. The mean radon concentration wasn't significantly different from the EPA guide line that is mitigation recommendations level (148 Bq/m3). However, more than 30% of the basements had radon concentration more than EPA guide line. Conclusion: Using good air conditioning system in the dwelling basements is suggested. Iran. J. Radiat. Res., 2008 6 (3): 141-144
Full-Text [PDF 341 kb]   (4109 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Radiation Biology

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

International Journal of Radiation Research
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.06 seconds with 48 queries by YEKTAWEB 4722