Investigations of indoor radon levels and its mapping in the Greater Accra region, Ghana

被引：5

作者：

Akuo-ko, Esther Osei ^{[1
]}

Adelikhah, Mohammademad ^{[1
]}

Amponsem, Eunice ^{[2
]}

Csordas, Anita ^{[1
]}

Kovacs, Tibor ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Pannonia, Inst Radiochem & Radioecol, Res Ctr Biochem Environm & Chem Engn, H-8200 Veszprem, Hungary

[2] Wallulel Ghana Ltd, GIS Dept, Accra, Ghana

来源：

JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2024年 / 333卷 / 06期

关键词：

Radon mapping; Effective dose; Residential exposure; CR-39; Health risk; Accra;

D O I：

10.1007/s10967-023-09165-z

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

In this work, the indoor radon concentration and radiation dose risks were studied in dwellings within the Greater Accra region, using CR-39 detectors. The indoor radon concentrations ranged from 36.1 +/- 2.7 to 92.0 +/- 5.2 Bq m( -3) with an annual average of 50.8 +/- 3.4 Bq m( -3). The annual mean effective dose was estimated as 1.3 mSv year(-1). Excess lifetime cancer risk and lung cancer cases were assessed with 5% annual lung cancer deaths due to radon was realized. Indoor radon maps created with ArcGIS software over a 5x5 km(2) grid showed radon prone areas in the region.

引用

页码：2975 / 2986

页数：12

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