Characteristics of Thoron (220Rn) and Its Progeny in the Indoor Environment

S Tokonami - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present paper outlines characteristics of thoron and its progeny in the indoor
environment. Since the half-life of thoron (220Rn) is very short (55.6 s), its behavior is quite …

Importance of discriminative measurement for radon isotopes and its utilization in the environment and lessons learned from using the RADUET monitor

C Kranrod, Y Tamakuma, M Hosoda… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn), sources of natural background radiation, have been
the subjects of long-standing studies, including research into radon and thoron as major …

Radon risk assessment and correlation study of indoor radon, radium-226, and radon in soil at the cobalt–nickel bearing area of Lomié, eastern Cameroon

G Dieu Souffit, M Jacob Valdes, O Bobbo Modibo… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
This study focuses on the measurement of the concentrations of radon (222Rn) indoors and
in the soil as well as their ambient dose equivalent rate in the cobalt–nickel bearing area of …

Seasonal variation of indoor radon, thoron and their progeny in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India

DV Kamalakar, PR Vinutha, CS Kaliprasad… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Systematic investigations on the seasonal variation of indoor radon, thoron and their
progeny levels have been carried out in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. The radon and …

Indoor radon measurements using radon track detectors and electret ionization chambers in the bauxite-bearing areas of Southern Adamawa, Cameroon

Saïdou, OB Modibo, NNII Joseph Emmanuel… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current work deals with indoor radon (222Rn) concentrations and ambient dose-
equivalent rate measurements in the bauxite-bearing areas of the Adamawa region in …

Natural radioactivity in building materials, indoor radon measurements, and assessment of the associated risk indicators in some localities of the Centre Region …

JE Ndjana Nkoulou II, A Manga, Saïdou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The objective of the current study is to investigate the natural radioactivity of some building
materials, the resulting long-term external and internal effective dose equivalents (EEDE …

Investigation of 222Rn and 220Rn exhalation rates from soil samples of Pithoragarh District, India

OP Nautiyal, P Singh, T Ahamad - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2023 - Springer
The present study focuses on the issue and investigation of exhalation and emanation of
radon and thoron from the soil sample of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India which …

Mapping in a radon-prone area in Adamawa region, Cameroon, by measurement of radon activity concentration in soil

S Bachirou, Saïdou, C Kranrod, JEN Nkoulou II… - Radiation and …, 2023 - Springer
The radon-prone area of the Adamawa region in Cameroon is characterized by high natural
radiation background resulting from the high concentrations of radium-226, thorium-232 …

Environmental health risks of radon exposure inside selected building factories in Erbil city, Iraq

SQ Othman, AH Ahmed… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The main objective of this research is to determine the environmental health concerns
associated with radon gas accumulation and compare quantities in various kinds of …

Natural radiation exposure and radiological hazard analysis in a radon-prone area of the Adamawa Region, Cameroon

S Bachirou, NN II Joseph Emmanuel… - Radiation Protection …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Passive and active indoor radon measurements were carried out in 127 dwellings in
Ngaoundere city and three other localities in the Adamawa region, using alpha track …