Measurement of indoor radon levels in Erbil capital by using solid state nuclear track detectors |
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Authors: | H.H. Mansour S. per Khdar H.Y. Abdulla N.Q. Muhamad M.M. Othman S. Qader |
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Affiliation: | Physics Department, Science Education College, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Iraqi-Kurdistan Region |
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Abstract: | Radon alpha activity concentration has been measured in 28 homes in the Erbil Capital-Iraqi Kurdistan region during the autumn season by using time-integrated passive radon dosimeters containing CR-39 solid state nuclear track detectors “SSNTDs”. The radon activity concentrations in these homes range from (10.33–90.34) with an average of . The average absorption effective dose equivalent for a person living in homes for which the investigation were done was found to be , obtained by using an equilibrium factor of 0.5 and an occupancy factor of 0.8. The average lung cancer cases per year per 106 person was found to be 23±12. |
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Keywords: | Indoor Radon SSNTDs dosimeter Work level month Potential alpha energy exposure Lung cancer |
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