Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China
222Rn and 220Rn measurements were carried out in cave dwellings in Central China, which are dug in loess sediments. Most are constructed in a traditional style, with a floor made of loess. Inhabitants are exposed to an annual dose rate of approx. 17 mSv, mainly due to the inhalation of 220Rn decay...
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| description | 222Rn and 220Rn measurements were carried out in cave dwellings in Central China, which are dug in loess sediments. Most are constructed in a traditional style, with a floor made of loess. Inhabitants are exposed to an annual dose rate of approx. 17 mSv, mainly due to the inhalation of 220Rn decay products. Some 30 - 40 millions Chinese are estimate to be living in cave dwellings, probably the largest population group with very high radiation exposure world-wide. This contribution suggests a need to conduct further radiobiological or epidemiological investigations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78af7e696beb4b268c01c9ca8e69f0732023-09-03T06:52:52ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de GeofísicaGeofísica Internacional0016-71692002-03-01413261264Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from ChinaSebastian FeigeJens Wiegand222Rn and 220Rn measurements were carried out in cave dwellings in Central China, which are dug in loess sediments. Most are constructed in a traditional style, with a floor made of loess. Inhabitants are exposed to an annual dose rate of approx. 17 mSv, mainly due to the inhalation of 220Rn decay products. Some 30 - 40 millions Chinese are estimate to be living in cave dwellings, probably the largest population group with very high radiation exposure world-wide. This contribution suggests a need to conduct further radiobiological or epidemiological investigations.http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2002/03/wiegand.pdfThoronradonChinacave dwellingsdose rateloess |
| spellingShingle | Sebastian Feige Jens Wiegand Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China Geofísica Internacional Thoron radon China cave dwellings dose rate loess |
| title | Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China |
| title_full | Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China |
| title_fullStr | Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China |
| title_short | Thoron: Ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon - an example from China |
| title_sort | thoron ignored and underestimated in the big shadow of radon an example from china |
| topic | Thoron radon China cave dwellings dose rate loess |
| url | http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2002/03/wiegand.pdf |
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