Indoor Radon measurements in dwellings in four districts of Al-Rusafa side – Baghdad

Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , Pages 91-98

Authors

S A. Amin 1 ; S M. D. Al-Nuzal 1 ; M H. M. Lami 1 ; S Sami 1

1 Environmental Research Center, University of Technology, Baghdad

DOI logo 10.17656/jzs.10363

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Abstract

Indoor radon level measurements were carried out in 36 dwellings in Al-Rusafa side of Baghdad, using CR-39 solid state nuclear track detectors. The measurements were performed during spring 2013 (March, April and May) for a period of 90 days using a total of 120 dosimeters. The dosimeters were distributed in 4 districts in Al-Rusafa side (Rusafa, Adhamia, 9 Nissan and Karrada) and installed in living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens of each house, selected randomly in the investigated area. The average indoor radon concentration in Al-Rusafa dwellings was found with mean values of 13.9 Bqm-3. Annual effective dose and annual equivalent dose that Al-Rusafa inhabitants exposed to were 346.5µSvy-1 and 8.31mSvy-1, respectively. The mean values of radon concentration levels in bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms are 14.3, 15.0 and 14.5 Bqm-3 respectively. The results show that radon concentration levels in the investigated dwellings are far below 100 Bqm-3 as recommended by ICRP and WHO. 

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