Analysis of Indoor Radon Level and its Health Risks Parameters in Three Selected Towns in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

OA Ndubisi, MA Briggs-Kamara… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journal.nsps.org.ng
Analysis of indoor radon level and its health risk parameters has been carried out in Borikiri
(BT), Diobu (DR), and Rebisi (RB) towns in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. A pocket …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of radiation risks associated with radon within residential buildings in Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria

SA Sokari - Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences, 2018 - researchgate.net
The presence of high indoor radon concentration in residential buildings is a major concern
of the public worldwide. Measurements of the indoor radon concentration in some selected …

Measurement of radon concentration in selected houses in Ibadan, Nigeria

MR Usikalu, V Olatinwo, M Akpochafor… - Journal of Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Radon is a natural radioactive gas without colour or odour and tasteless. The World Health
Organization (WHO) grouped radon as a human lung carcinogen. For this reason, there has …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Measurement and Analyses of Indoor Radon Level at a University in South-Eastern Nigeria

EU Akabuogu, E Nwaokoro, EA Oni - … Research Journal of Pure …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Lung cancer has been linked to exposure to the naturally occurring ionizing radiation, radon
gas (22Rn). Radon is ubiquitous in our environment. However, the level of concentration of …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of concentration and exposure doses due to radon by using CR-39 plastic track detectors in the dwellings of Saudi Arabia

RM Amin - Advances in Applied Science Research, 2015 - researchgate.net
Indoor radon studies have been carried out in some dwellings of Jazan province, Saudi
Arabia using CR-39 plastic track detectors. The study has been undertaken for the purpose …

Assessment of indoor radon distribution and seasonal variation within the Kpando Municipality of Volta Region, Ghana

ASK Amable, F Otoo, P Kingsley Buah-Bassuah… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
This study uses CR-39 radon detectors to examine radon distributions, seasonal indoor
radon variations, correction factors, and the influence of building materials and …

Determination and evaluation of radiological risk due to indoor radon concentration levels in offices at a University Faculty in Ibadan southwestern Nigeria

OF Ojo, IP Farai, NN Jibiri - Indoor and Built Environment, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Exposure to Radon (222Rn) especially indoors has been identified as an important factor
that could result in a health hazard, especially increase in risk of lung cancer. Assessment of …

Measurement of indoor radon concentration and assessment of doses in different districts of Alexandria city, Egypt

M Abd-Elzaher - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2013 - Springer
The main objective of this study is to assess the health hazard due to the indoor radon.
Measurement studies have been carried out in 56 dwellings belonging to 14 residential …