Indoor radon determination in dwellings located at Dikili geothermal area in western Turkey

Yarar Y., Günaydı T., Çelebi N.

HEALTH PHYSICS, cilt.89, ss.145-150, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 89
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.hp.0000160540.95596.f4
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.145-150
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper presents the indoor radon concentrations in dwellings located in the Dikili geothermal area in western Turkey. Indoor radon monitoring was performed for 3 mo using 121 detectors installed in the living rooms and bedrooms of 62 houses selected from the region. A passive time-integrating radon measuring technique was applied by using CR-39 solid-state nuclear track detectors. Average indoor radon levels for the houses varied from 31 to 280 Bq m(-3). Corresponding annual effective doses were calculated, and risks for lung cancer due to inhalation of indoor radon were estimated.