Investigation of indoor radon levels in some dwellings of southwestern Nigeria

OS Ajayi, OE Olubi - Environmental Forensics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The radon level of some selected dwellings of southwestern Nigeria was investigated using
CR-39 detectors. Seventy 6.25 cm2 size detectors were distributed to 70 homes randomly …

[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 …

Radon measurements by nuclear track detectors in dwellings in Oke-Ogun area, South-Western, Nigeria

RI Obed, AK Ademola… - Radiation Protection …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
An indoor radon survey of a total of 77 dwellings randomly selected in 10 districts in Oke-
Ogun area of Oyo state, South-western Nigeria was carried out using CR-39 detectors. The …

Residential indoor radon assessment in the vicinity of some dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria

MA Olaoye, AK Ademola, O Jegede - Journal of Applied Sciences and …, 2021 - ajol.info
Dumpsites in Nigeria are generally open and significantly elevate the pollution and
contamination level of the total environment. Indoor radon was measured with CR-39 …

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 …

Indoor radon concentration and risk assessment in some dwellings of Obuasi, Mining Town

I Opoku-Ntim, AB Andam, V Roca… - Radiation Protection …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract 222Rn concentration indoors was measured in 40 dwellings in the Obuasi
municipality, a gold-mining town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana using the LR 115 type II …

Indoor radon concentration measurement in the dwellings of district Poonch (Azad Kashmir), Pakistan

M Rafique, S Rahman, SU Rahman… - Radiation protection …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The present study deals with measurement of indoor radon concentrations in dwellings of
the district Poonch of the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. In this context, CR-39 …

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 …

Seasonal variation in indoor radon concentrations in dwellings in six districts of the Punjab province, Pakistan

M Faheem, N Mati - Journal of Radiological Protection, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
An indoor radon measurement survey has been carried out in six districts of the Punjab
province. These included Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal and …

Estimation of concentration and exposure doses due to radon by using CR-39 plastic track detectors in the residences of Sudhnuti, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

M Rafique, SU Rahman, M Akram, Matiullah - Environmental Earth …, 2012 - Springer
This paper presents the results of indoor radon concentration measurements in 120
dwellings of district Sudhnuti of Azad Kashmir. Measurements were taken with CR-39 …