Determination of indoor radon concentration levels and the associated annual effective dose rate in some Ghanaian dwellings

I Nsiah-Akoto - 2010 - osti.gov
Radon and its decay products in indoor air are the main source of natural internal irradiation
of man. In this present work, the indoor radon concentration, the annual exposure, the …

An assessment of indoor radon level in a suburb of Ghana

D Kitson-Mills, S Sovoe, I Opoku-Ntim… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiation and radioactive isotopes form part of our natural environment. Elevated levels of
these radioactive isotopes in the environment can pose a threat to our health. A greater …

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 …

Assessment of factors affecting indoor radon-222 concentration in Dome and its environs-Greater Accra region of Ghana

R Kpordzro - 2018 - inis.iaea.org
[en] The objective of this study was to evaluate the contributions of the main factors of indoor
radon concentration. This was achieved by measuring indoor and soil gas radon in three …

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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of Indoor Radon Concentration in Thi Qar Province Houses by using CR-39 SSNTD

JM Rashid - University of Thi-Qar Journal of Science, 2014 - iasj.net
The possible detrimental health effects of the inhaled radon and its decay products are in the
limelight of interest of professionals as well as of the public. In the present work the passive …

Indoor radon, external dose rate and assessment of lung cancer risk in dwellings: the case of Ebolowa town, Southern Cameroon

S Mbida Mbembe, B Akamba Mbembe… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present work reports indoor Radon-222 activity concentration measurements, external
gamma dose rate measurements, and assessment of cancer risk in the different dwellings in …

Indoor radon gas levels in selected homes in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

E Akortia, OC Oppon, Y Serfor-Armah - 2010 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The aim of the study is to monitor indoor radon gas levels in dwellings in the Sakumono
Estates and its environs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana in order to assess the risk of …

Assessment of indoor radon activity concentration levels in two districts of the upper west region of Ghana

AB Yuoni - 2014 - inis.iaea.org
[en] The current study has estimated indoor radon activity concerntration and annual
effective dose in thirty eight bedrooms in Sombo and Jirapa in the Upper West Region of …