Measurement of radon level in dwellings of the yildirim County in Bursa

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2014-02

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Polish Acad Sciences Inst Physics

Abstract

It was well known that inhalation of high levels of radon can lead to lung cancer. Indoor radon concentration measurements were carried out in randomly selected 18 dwellings of Yildirim county in Bursa, Turkey using Makrofol-DE Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors. The results of the radon measurements ranged from 13 to 98 Bq m(-3), with as 42 Bq m(-3) average value. The range of annual effective dose was between 0.33 and 2.47 mSv y(-1).

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Bu çalışma, 24-28, Nisan 2013 tarihlerinde Antalya[Türkiye]’de düzenlenen 3. International Congress on Advances in Applied Physics and Materials Science Kongresi‘nde bildiri olarak sunulmuştur.

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Groundwater, Physics, multidisciplinary, Annual effective dose, Housing, Average values, Radon, Indoor radon concentrations, Solid state nuclear track detectors, Lung cancer, Radon measurements, Radon level

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Kahraman, A. G. vd. (2014). "Measurement of radon level in dwellings of the yildirim County in Bursa". Acta Physica Polonica A, 125(2), 268-270.

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