POLYMERS TRACK DETECTOR USED FOR RADON SURVEY IN BABIL CITY (AL HILLAH-IRAQ) | ||
| Journal of Basrah Researches (Sciences) | ||
| Article 1, Volume 32, Issue 2, August 2006, Pages 26-30 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| I.J.M. AL-KHALIFA | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper deals with the measurement of 222Rn in dwellings of Babil city for the first time in Iraq, using Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs). The plastic detectors used in this survey were LR-115 type II.The levels of Radon measured in Babil are ranging from 5 Bq m-3 to 35 Bq m-3 compared with that in Karbala city 14 Bq m-3 [4], as well as in Sweden 100 Bq m-3 [6] and Finland 70 Bq m -3. The variation of radon concentration with height of the floor is also discussed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| radon; SSNTDs; Dwelling; Lung cancer | ||
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