Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The study of the indoor radon concentration in district Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan is presented. To know the impact of the dose for Mardan city, 40 CR-39 detectors were installed in different houses for a period of three months. The radon concentration for this phase of the year (earl...
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| author | Sohail Ahmad Muhammad Ajaz Yasir Ali Hannan Younis Kamal Hussain Khan Uzma Tabassum |
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| description | The study of the indoor radon concentration in district Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan is presented. To know the impact of the dose for Mardan city, 40 CR-39 detectors were installed in different houses for a period of three months. The radon concentration for this phase of the year (early summer) is from 18.45 ± 0.53 to 41.51 ± 3.4 Bq/m3. The level of indoor radon concentration is the highest in the basements i.e. 41.51 ± 3.4 Bq/m3 which is within acceptable limit (148 Bq/m3), recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency. The annual effective dose calculated from this study is ERn = 0.704 mSv. It was concluded that indoor radon concentration may not suppose any severe threat to the health of residents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec6307b603854597a6143d25c7696a512022-12-21T17:44:46ZengInstitute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineÂderna Fìzika ta Energetika1818-331X2074-05652018-06-01192190195Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanSohail Ahmad0Muhammad Ajaz1Yasir Ali2Hannan Younis3Kamal Hussain Khan4Uzma Tabassum 5 Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Department of Physics, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh, Pakistan Department of Physics, Women University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh, Pakistan The study of the indoor radon concentration in district Mardan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan is presented. To know the impact of the dose for Mardan city, 40 CR-39 detectors were installed in different houses for a period of three months. The radon concentration for this phase of the year (early summer) is from 18.45 ± 0.53 to 41.51 ± 3.4 Bq/m3. The level of indoor radon concentration is the highest in the basements i.e. 41.51 ± 3.4 Bq/m3 which is within acceptable limit (148 Bq/m3), recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency. The annual effective dose calculated from this study is ERn = 0.704 mSv. It was concluded that indoor radon concentration may not suppose any severe threat to the health of residents.http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/19.2/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2018-19-0190-Ahmad.pdfradiation measurementsindoor radonSSNTD’s. |
| spellingShingle | Sohail Ahmad Muhammad Ajaz Yasir Ali Hannan Younis Kamal Hussain Khan Uzma Tabassum Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Âderna Fìzika ta Energetika radiation measurements indoor radon SSNTD’s. |
| title | Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full | Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_short | Measurement of indoor radon concentration in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_sort | measurement of indoor radon concentration in district mardan khyber pakhtunkhwa pakistan |
| topic | radiation measurements indoor radon SSNTD’s. |
| url | http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/19.2/Articles_PDF/jnpae-2018-19-0190-Ahmad.pdf |
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