Measurement of radon concentration in dwellings of Skardu city, Pakistan

Radon concentrations were measured in some dwellings of Skardu city, Northern Pakistan. The measurements were based upon passive detection of radon using CN-85 etched track detectors in box-type dosimeters. After 60 days exposure of detectors to radon in the dwellings, the track densities in the etc...

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Published inRadiation measurements Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 695 - 698
Main Authors Akram, M., Khattak, N.U., Iqbal, A., Qureshi, A.A., Ullah, K., Qureshi, I.E.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2005
Elsevier
Subjects
Chemical etching
CN-85
Dwellings
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Geochronology
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Pollution, environment geology
Radon
Indian Peninsula
Pakistan
CN-85
Chemical etching
Radon
Dwellings
radon
detection
density
etching
radiation damage
concentration
urban areas
Rn-222
Asia
particle track
buildings
radioactive decay
radioactivity
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Summary:Radon concentrations were measured in some dwellings of Skardu city, Northern Pakistan. The measurements were based upon passive detection of radon using CN-85 etched track detectors in box-type dosimeters. After 60 days exposure of detectors to radon in the dwellings, the track densities in the etched detectors due to the emitted alpha particles from radon were measured and then converted to radon concentration values. The radon concentration was found to range from 76.04 to 152.38 Bq m - 3 with an average value of 111.34 Bq m - 3 in the dwellings under study.
ISSN:1350-4487
1879-0925
DOI:10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.04.019