Indoor 222Rn concentration measurements in some buildings of Hebron province during the winter season of the year 2000

Leghrouz, Amin A.; Abu-Samreh, M. M.; Awawdah, Karam M.; Abu-Taha, Mohammed I.; Saleh, A. M.; Kitaneh, Rushdi M.; Darwish, Saquer M.

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“…The main objective of the study by Leghrouz et al was to investigate indoor radon concentration measurements in Hebron province. They reported values that ranged from 23 to 580 Bq m −3 with an arithmetic average of 91 Bq m −3 [125]. Research on the measurements of radon concentrations and the seasonal fluctuations in dwellings during the winter and summer seasons was described in [126].…”

Section: Palestine (V)mentioning

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Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Janik¹,

Bossew

Hasan

et al. 2023

Atmosphere

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Indoor radon is a major hazard to human health; it is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Therefore, radon research in Asia has intensified recently due to the growing awareness of the harm that radon poses. An analysis of the collected literature data showed that in Asia–Oceania, some regions have—or are believed to have—little indoor radon problems due to climate and low Rn ground. It can be concluded that countries have their own approaches, techniques, and protocols. Data were not harmonized within each region; however, measurement techniques were compared by regional intercomparison exercises. The situation differs regarding studies on the usability of radon as a tracer or potential predictor of tectonic phenomena, as some countries are in seismically active zones, such as India, Taiwan, China, Japan, etc. India and Taiwan are global leaders in this research, as well as Italy, which is another seismically affected country. We provide an overview of radon-related surveying and research activities conducted in the western, southern, and eastern Asian regions over the past few years. Additionally, we observed that the number of indoor radon measurements per million inhabitants increases as the human development index (HDI) increases.

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Section: Palestine (V)mentioning

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Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Janik¹,

Bossew

Hasan

et al. 2023

Atmosphere

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Seasonal variation of indoor radon-222 levels in dwellings in Ramallah province and East Jerusalem suburbs, Palestine

Leghrouz

Abu-Samreh

Shehadeh

2011

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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This study presents the seasonal variations of indoor radon levels in dwellings located in the Ramallah province and East Jerusalem suburbs, Palestine. The measurements were performed during the summer and winter of the year 2006/2007 using CR-39 solid-state-nuclear-track detectors. The total number of investigated buildings is 75 in summer and 81 in winter. A total number of 142 dosemeters are installed in dwellings for each season for a period of almost 100 d. The radon concentration levels in summer varied from 43 to 192 Bq m(-3) for buildings in the Ramallah province and from 30 to 655 Bq m(-3) for East Jerusalem suburbs. In winter, the radon concentration levels are found to vary from 38 to 375 Bq m(-3) in the Ramallah buildings and from 35 to 984 Bq m(-3) in East Jerusalem suburbs. The obtained results for radon concentration levels in most places are found to be within the accepted international levels.

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The Screening Indoor Radon and Preliminary Study of Indoor Thoron Concentration Levels in Kuwait

Janik

Al-Azmi

Sahoo

2018

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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Indoor measurements of radon and thoron in Kuwait were conducted during the years 2015 and 2016. In this study, 65 dwellings were selected for the long-term radon-thoron survey using passive nuclear track monitors. The monitors (at least one) were used at various locations in the dwellings for 83-306 days. Some measurements were also repeated at the same locations in different seasons. This current study is a preliminary thoron survey with relatively small sample size. The results showed that the range of thoron concentration was from below the lower limit of detection to 35 Bq m-3, whereas the range of radon concentration was within 10-202 Bq m-3. Furthermore, 22% of the radon results exceeded the WHO radon reference level of 100 Bq m-3. The analysis of variance showed a correlation between indoor radon concentration and the season. However, the thoron measurements were rather limited and the values were low. In addition, the relationship was investigated between radon and thoron concentrations involving the floor levels and the type of ventilation systems used.

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Indoor 222Rn concentration measurements in some buildings of Hebron province during the winter season of the year 2000

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Indoor Radon Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

Seasonal variation of indoor radon-222 levels in dwellings in Ramallah province and East Jerusalem suburbs, Palestine

The Screening Indoor Radon and Preliminary Study of Indoor Thoron Concentration Levels in Kuwait

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