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Indoor radon survey in dwellings of some regions in Yemen |
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| Authors: | A. H. Khayrat M. I. Al-Jarallah X. Fazal-ur-Rehman F. Abu-Jarad |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Physics, Hodeidah University, Hodiedah, Yemen b Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dharan 31261, Saudi Arabia c Center for Applied Physical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia |
| Abstract: | Indoor radon survey in a total of 241 dwellings, distributed in some regions of Yemen was performed, using CR-39 based radon monitors. The objective of this radon survey is to get representative indoor radon data of three regions, namely Dhamar, Taiz and Hodeidah, situated at different altitudes above sea level. The radon concentrations varied from 3 to 270 Bqm−3 with an average of 42 Bqm−3. It was found that the average radon concentration in the surveyed areas increases with altitudes. The highest average radon concentration of 59 Bqm−3 was found in Dhamar city while the lowest average concentration of 8 Bqm−3 was found in Hodeidah city. |
| Keywords: | Yemen Indoor radon survey Nuclear track detectors Passive radon monitors |
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