House-Type Analysis of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their Progeny in some Dwellings in Budgam Karewas of the Kashmir Valley
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House-Type Analysis of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their Progeny in some Dwellings in Budgam Karewas of the Kashmir Valley
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Creator |
Din, Mehak Mohi u
Simnani, Shakeel Nazir, Salik Chakan, Mohammad Rafiq Masood, Sajad Rani, Supriya Singla, Amit Kumar |
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Radon
Thoron SSNTDs Progeny levels Types of dwellings Radiation dose |
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Description |
489-495
The average radiation dose received by humans each year as natural background radiation is 2.4 mSv and long-term exposure to such harmful radiation can be severely hazardous. According to the BEIR-VI report, radon (222Rn) alone accounts for higher than 50% of all ambient radiation from natural sources. Thus, its quantification is essential to evaluate any risk imposed by radiation dose to human health. Newly created LR-115 films embedded in the pinhole detectors have been used for passive time-integrated assessment of the radon (222Rn), thoron (220Rn), and their progeny levels in permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary house types. The annual average radon levels in these three house types were 31.7 Bqm-3, 37.2 Bqm-3, and 55.2 Bqm-3, respectively. The annual average value of radon of permanent and semi-permanent houses was found to lie below, while that of temporary houses exceeded the worldwide average of 40 Bqm-3. Meanwhile, permanent houses have annual mean thoron concentrations of 31.3 Bqm-3, semi-permanent houses have 40.9 Bqm-3, and temporary, houses have 41.58 Bqm-3. All three house types outperformed the annual global average of thoron. |
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Date |
2023-06-22T10:53:22Z
2023-06-22T10:53:22Z 2023-06 |
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Article
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0975-0959 (Online); 0301-1208 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/62069 https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v61i6.2427 |
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Language |
en
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NIScPR-CSIR, India
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Source |
IJPAP Vol.61(06) [June 2023]
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