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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2020 The estimation of radioactivity level is vital for population health risk assessment and geological point of view and can be evaluated as rate of exhalation and source concentration (226Ra, 232Th and 40K).
Vandana Devi, Rishi Pal Chauhan
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Exploring atmospheric radon with airborne gamma-ray spectroscopy [PDF]
, 2017 $^{222}$Rn is a noble radioactive gas produced along the $^{238}$U decay chain, which is present in the majority of soils and rocks. As $^{222}$Rn is the most relevant source of natural background radiation, understanding its distribution in the ...
Albéri, Matteo +6 more
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Indoor radon: an overview on a perennial problem [PDF]
, 2012 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) radon constitutes the second cause of lung cancer in the general population, the first being smoking. In addition health investigations also show that children are more susceptible than adults to ionizing
Pacheco-Torgal, F.
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Radon emission fluctuation as a result of biochar application into the soil
Scientific Reports, 2021 The presented research was focused on the analysis of the impact of biochar application into the soil on the radon exhalation process as a new issue of radiation protection in agriculture.
Kamil Szewczak +5 more
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Lithosphere, 2021 On the basis of reviewing the existing research status of cumulative damage of the rock mass and summarizing the existing engineering application fields of radon, this paper attempts to apply radon detection technology to the research field of rock ...
Shuai Zhang +5 more
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Estimation of radiological impact on residents due to household storage of coal used for heating in Serbia [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2021 This paper aims to estimate a potential radiological risk from different kinds of coals used for domestic heating in Serbia, by measuring the activity concentration of radionuclides and radon exhalation rate. The obtained radon mass exhalation
Drašler Marko B. +6 more
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Radon exhalation rate and radon activity in soils of riverine environs of South Karnataka
Radiation Protection and Environment, 2018 In the present study, sealed “can technique” using solid-state nuclear track detector (LR-115) films was employed to measure the radon exhalation rate and radium concentration in soil samples of Cauvery river environment.
C S Kaliprasad, Y Narayana
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Lung function decline in 4-monthly repeated spirometric measurements: Due to silt aerosol exposure or decreasing effort? [PDF]
, 2000 Background: Workers on dredgers and lighters on rivers are exposed to the inhalation of aerosols and dusts. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate effects of river silt aerosol and dust exposure on the respiratory health of dredging ...
Radon, Katja, Szadkowski, D., Wegner, R.
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Effect of Humidity on Radon Exhalation Rate from Concrete [PDF]
Effect of Humidity on Radon Exhalation Rate from ConcreteH. "Yamanishi +8 more
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The activity concentrations of 222Rn in some groundwater wells, Najran City, Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2017 In this work, the radon exhalation rate, effective radium content and radiation doses from some groundwater wells in Najran City, Saudi Arabia, were addressed and discussed in detail.
Al-Naggar Tayseer I., Abdalla Ayman M.
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