Indoor radon levels and the associated effective dose rate determination at Dome in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

I Nsiah-Akoto, JJ Fletcher, OC Oppon… - Research Journal of …, 2011 - airitilibrary.com
In this present work, the indoor radon concentration, the annual effective dose rate, the
annual dose equivalent rate to the lung and the populace risk were estimated in sandcrete …

Preliminary studies on indoor radon measurements in some adobe houses in the Kassena Nankana area of the upper east region of Ghana

FK Quashie, JJ Fletcher, OC Oppon… - Research journal of …, 2011 - airitilibrary.com
The present study has measured radon gas concentration in some Adobe houses in the
Kassena Nankana Area of the Upper East Region of Ghana by using passive radon indoor …

Radiometric evaluation of indoor radon levels with influence of building characteristics in residential homes from southwestern Nigeria

K Aladeniyi, AM Arogunjo, AJSC Pereira… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Indoor radon (222 Rn) measurements were carried out using solid state nuclear track
detectors (SSNTD) in some dwellings from southwestern Nigeria. This was aimed at …

Estimation of annual effective radon doses and risk of lung cancer in the residents of district Bhimber, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

M Rafique, S Rahman, SU Rahman… - Nuclear Technology …, 2011 - doiserbia.nb.rs
Results of indoor radon survey in the dwellings of district Bhimber are presented. Current
study is continuation of our preceding studies aiming to setup baseline indoor radon data for …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of indoor radon and its progeny in dwellings of Akoko region, Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria

A Asere, I Ajayi - J. Sci. Res. Reports, 2017 - researchgate.net
Radon gas is by far the most important source of ionizing radiation among those that are of
natural origin. In this study, radon was measured in some homes built of different types of …

Assessment of seasonal radon concentration in dwellings and soils in selected areas in Ga East, Greater Accra Region of Ghana

R Kpordzro, JK Gbadago, AB Andam… - … and Public Health, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal radon levels have been studied in dwellings and soils in selected areas in Ga
East, Greater Accra Region of Ghana using LR‐115‐type II (SSNTDs). This study was …

Assessment of indoor radon concentration in residential buildings at Ouagadougou and estimation of the annual effective dose

BT Luc, K Karim, D Moumouni, B Cedric… - Radiation Science and …, 2021 - intjoee.org
The second most important cause of lung cancer after smoking is a radon gas. Thus, the
determination of indoor radon concentrations in residential buildings is an important public …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of indoor radon doses received by dwellers of Balakot-NWFP Pakistan: a pilot study

M Rafique, RSU Matiullah, S Rahman… - Carpathian J Earth …, 2011 - researchgate.net
An indoor radon measurement survey has been carried out in the dwellings of Balakot city of
North West Frontier Province of Pakistan using CR-39 based radon detectors. The main …

INDOOR RADON (222RN) MEASUREMENTS AND ESTIMATION OF ANNUAL EFFECTIVE DOSE IN MVANGAN LOCALITY, SOUTH CAMEROON

B Akamba Mbembe, A Manga… - Radiation Protection …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The present work was aimed at measuring indoor radon activity concentrations in dwellings
in Mvangan locality, South Cameroon, in order to assess the extent of measures that may be …

[PDF][PDF] Seasonal indoor radon studies in buildings of Accra Metropolis of Greater Accra region of Ghana

F Otoo, EO Darko, M Garavaglia, C Giovani… - …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Indoor radon concentration for annual, rainy and dry season have been studied in 228
buildings which includes bedroom, kitchen, sitting room, laboratories and offices in Accra …