A comparative study of indoor radon level measurements in the dwellings of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, India

被引：10
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作者：
Bajwa, BS [1 ]
Virk, HS [1 ]
Singh, S [1 ]
机构：
[1] Guru Nanak Dev Univ, Dept Phys, Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India
来源：
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 2003年 / 36卷 / 1-6期
关键词：
radon; LR-115; uranium; dwellings; chemical etching;
D O I：
10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00171-9
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
The LR-115 type-II plastic track detector has been used for measuring the indoor radon levels in the dwellings of some villages of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. In Punjab, the villages surveyed are Rampura Phul, Lehra Mahabat and Pitho (villages in Bathinda district), and Amritsar city. The average indoor radon levels in these areas are found to vary from 64 to 152 Bq/m(3), which are quite within the safe limits recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (Ann. ICRP 23(2)). The indoor radon levels have also been measured in the dwellings of Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh. The villages surveyed in this area are Nukhel, Badam, Galore-Khas, Har-Upper, Tikker Brahamana and Awah-Lower where radon concentration has been found to vary from 261 to 724 Bq/m(3). These values are higher than the recommended limit. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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