Study of variation of indoor radon levels in houses and prediction of indoor concentrations using house characteristics and outdoor radon levels

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作者：

Narasimhamurthy, Kesthur Naraseeyappa ^{[1
]}

Ashok, Godekere Visweswaraiah ^{[2
]}

Raghu, Ammannappa ^{[2
]}

Nagaiah, Ningaiah ^{[3
]}

Shashikumar, Thuruganur Siddaiah ^{[4
]}

Harish, Venkatareddy ^{[5
]}

Shivaprasad, Nambihally Gopalakrishna ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Govt First Grade Coll, Tumkur 572101, India

[2] Govt Coll Autonomous, Mandya 57140, India

[3] Banaglore Univ, Dept Phys, Bangalore 560056, India

[4] PES Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Mandya 571401, India

[5] Govt First Grade Coll, Shivamogga 577201, India

[6] Govt First Grade Coll, Srirangapatna 571438, India

来源：

RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY | 2023年 / 199卷 / 20期

关键词：

PROGENY CONCENTRATION; SEASONAL-VARIATION; DECAY PRODUCTS; RN-222; AREA;

D O I：

10.1093/rpd/ncad271

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The measurement of 222Rn concentrations in indoor and outdoor air was carried out in certain locations of Mandya city, Karnataka, using the Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD) technique. The annual mean values of 222Rn in indoor and outdoor are found to be 20.5 +/- 1.4 and 9.0 +/- 0.5 Bq m-3, respectively. The observed mean value of indoor radon concentration is found to be well within the world and the Indian average of 40 and 42 Bq m-3, respectively. Outdoor radon concentrations have been measured in the vicinity of houses where yearlong radon measurements carried out using the SSNTD technique. The seasonal variation in the outdoor radon was studied and the average concentrations during summer, rainy and winter are 9.1, 6.9 and 12.9 Bq m-3 respectively. Considering the possible factors such as house characteristics (Volume, Surface area of building material, Leakage area, etc.), indoor-outdoor temperature difference and outdoor radon concentration into account, the indoor radon levels were predicted using the existing model which is based on the mass balance equation. The results are systematically analysed and discussed. The predicted values are compared with the measured values.

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页码：2406 / 2411

页数：6

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