Indoor Radon Measurement In The City Of Edirne, Turkey

Journal Article · Mon Apr 23 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733203· OSTI ID:21057169

Bozkurt, A ^[1]; Kam, E ^[2]

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1. Harran University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Physics, Osmanbey Campus, 63300, Sanliurfa (Turkey)
2. TAEK, Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Altinsehir Yolu 5.km, Halkali, 34303 Istanbul (Turkey)

This study assesses the indoor radon concentrations for the city of Edirne situated in the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace). A total of 88 CR-39 nuclear track detectors were kept in basements of the selected apartment buildings and houses for passively determining the indoor radon levels of the dwellings for a period of three months. The detectors were then collected and a chemical process of etching was applied to the films. At this stage, the tracks left by alpha particles on the films exposed to radon gas were visible and were counted with a microscope (500xmagnification) to estimate the corresponding indoor radon concentrations. The average indoor radon concentration was found to be 49.2 Bq/m3 equivalent to an annual effective dose of 1.24 mSv. The measurement results obtained in this study show no significant departure from the other parts of the country.

• OSTI ID: 21057169
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 899; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALPHA PARTICLES
APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BASEMENTS
DIELECTRIC TRACK DETECTORS
DOSES
ETCHING
FILMS
HOUSES
NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
PARTICLE TRACKS
RADON
RISK ASSESSMENT
TURKEY
URBAN AREAS