Radon concentration determination in some dwellings of Doha city of Qatar

被引：4
作者：
Arafa, W [1 ]
El-Karadawi, E
机构：
[1] Ain Shams Univ, Fac Women, Cairo, Egypt
[2] Univ Qatar, Fac Sci, Doha, Qatar
来源：
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 1997年 / 28卷 / 1-6期
关键词：
radon; radon concentration; charcoal canister; water gain; yearly average radon level;
D O I：
10.1016/S1350-4487(97)00147-9
中图分类号：
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号：
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要：
Yearly average radon concentrations have not been reported yet in Qatar. Only few measurements on indoor radon concentrations have been conducted during the autumn season in 1992. To complete these measurements a determination of radon concentration in some houses of various locations has been carried out over a whole year using charcoal canisters. Results show that the mean indoor radon concentration in some dwellings of Doha city varies from 11 to 23 Bq/m(3) and led to the conclusion that the radon concentration in Doha is relatively low, not to be shared in a serious environmental radiation problem.
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页码：595 / 598
页数：4
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