Radon concentration levels in the historical city of Jerash, Jordan

Alzoubi, F. Y.; Al-Azzam, K.M.; Alqadi, M. K.; Al-Khateeb, H. M.; Ababneh, Zaid Q.; Ababneh, Anas M.

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.12.005

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“…In the northern region, radon concentration levels have been measured at nine locations (cities or towns): Soum region (Abumurad, 2005), Irbid city (Al-Kofahi, 1992), Malka town (Al-Zubaidy, 2012b), Hakama town (Al-Zubaidy, 2012a), Ajloun city , Ajloun district (Al-Khateeb, 2012), Jerash city including the historical part (Alzoubi, 2013), Jerash city and the northern part of the Jordan Valley (Kullab, 2005). In this region, the minimum indoors, measured mean value of radon concentration levels in air was 16.21 Bq.m Measurements in the middle region of Jordan have been performed at the following locations: As-Salt suburbs (Ya'qoub, 2009), As-Salt city , Mafraq city (Al-Zubaidy, 2012), Amman , Zarka city (Kullab, 2005) (Elzain, 2011), Al-Ruseifa (Kullab, 2005) (Kullab, 2001), Madaba city and Dead Sea (Al-Taj, 2004) (Al-Bataina, 2005 (Akawwi, 2014).…”

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Awareness of Radon-222 and its Health Hazards in Jordan

Khalidi

Taweel

2016

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Many studies addressed radon (Rn 222 ) gas concentration levels in a number of locations in Jordan. But, none investigated the level of awareness of Jordanians of radon and its harmful effects on public health. In this study, a sample of 200 participants has been tested for their knowledge of radon and its effects on human health. The authors estimated that 63.1% are unaware of this gas and its respective effects on their health

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Awareness of Radon-222 and its Health Hazards in Jordan

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Taweel

2016

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“…In this research indoor radon concentration in 45% of the basements, 35% of the ground *loors and 5% (only one sample) of the *irst *loors was above the WHO reference level (100 Bq m -3 ) and all of the samples from second and upper *loors were lower than 100 Bq m -3 . Higher concentration of indoor radon in lower *loors has been reported by other researchers as well (27,41,42) Direct contact with soil, plays an important role in increasing indoor radon concentration, because of the exhalation rate of radon from the *loors, which depends on subsoil characteristics (43) .…”

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Indoor radon measurements in residential dwellings in Qom, Iran

Fahiminia

Fard

Ardani

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IJRR

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Background: Inhala on of radon and its short-lived decay products is one of the most significant sources of exposure to natural radia on. Radon is the second cause of lung cancer in the popula ons. The present study was carried out under the projects of na onal radon, with the aim of determining the concentra on of indoor in the city of Qom located in the central semi-arid region of Iran. Materials and Methods: Radon measurements were carried out in 123 dwellings using passive sampling with CR-39 detectors for 90 days. The map of radon concentra on distribu on was prepared using Arc GIS so+ware and the sta s cal analysis was performed with SPSS version 20. , respec vely. Conclusion: A correla on was found between the distances from fault zones and measured indoor radon concentra on. In most of cases, radon values were lower in well-ven lated dwellings in comparison with poorly-ven lated ones. Moreover, high radon concentra on levels were observed in basements. The results indicated that in 30 places (24.3% of cases), the radon concentra ons were higher than the reference levels recommended by the World Health Organiza on (100 Bq m -3 ).

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“…According to other researchers [6,11,29], the calibration factor for the provided LR-115 type II detector is 0.021 tr cm -2 d -1 = 1 Bq m -3 , which was used to translate the recorded track density (tracks cm -2 day -1 ) into Rn concentration in Bq m -3 . The following equation [3,12,19] has been used to compute the effective Ra content (CRa in Bq kg -1 ):…”

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Intake dose rate due to various granite samples of Bangalore city, India

SATHISH

2024

Romanian J. Biophys.

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The majority of total radiation dose received by the world population comes from background natural radiation. The distinguishing features of this radiation include relatively persistent exposure of a population at a specific place. The amount of background radiation that is generally present in the environment is greatly influenced by the inhalation of radon (Rn), thoron (Tn), and their offspring. In light of this, measurement of dose rate exposure due to granite flooring has been attempted in Bangalore. Fifteen different granite samples, used as flooring for construction in buildings, were examined for a period of three years. Solid state nuclear track detector-based dosimeters, can technique, and radiation survey meters have been used. All the experimental observations were made according to the standard protocols provided by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. The arithmetic mean dose rate varied between 1.39 ± 0.06 and 2.09 ± 0.10 mSv y1. The values of dose rates were found to be higher in granite and lower in coarse-grained dolerite. All 15 types of granite samples have undergone a minimum of 30 measurements. The greater activity concentration of radionuclides found in granite samples leads to higher dose rates.

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Radon concentration levels in the historical city of Jerash, Jordan

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

Awareness of Radon-222 and its Health Hazards in Jordan

Awareness of Radon-222 and its Health Hazards in Jordan

Indoor radon measurements in residential dwellings in Qom, Iran

Intake dose rate due to various granite samples of Bangalore city, India

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