Measurement of radon permeability through polyethylene membrane using scintillation detector

Ashry, A.; Abou-Leila, M.; Abdalla, Ayman M.

doi:10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.07.018

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“…Surface/volume ratios and thickness of different PET bottles were examined to verify their role on radon loss rates over a period of 15 days. The main factor affecting radon loss rate of a given material is its surface/volume ratio, because either diffusion or adsorption, indicated as possible involved processes in the literature (Saito, 1983;Arafa, 2002;Fern andez et al, 2004;Ashry et al, 2011;De Simone et al, 2015), is surface dependent.…”

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A highly resolved record of relative sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea during the last interglacial period

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Radon loss from water during storage in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polylactic acid (PLA) bottles was evaluated. Surface/volume ratio and thickness of plastic materials were studied. A correction for dissolved radium concentration was applied to estimate gas loss. Proper corrections for degassing efficiency of aerators were developed. The interference of H2O on radon daughter electrostatic collection was quantified.

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A highly resolved record of relative sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea during the last interglacial period

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“…Our initial analysis focused on the main methods used in other studies and on the norms ISO/TC 85/SC 2/WG 17 – Radioactivity measurements and ISO/CD 11665-10 Air: radion-222 – Part 10. For this study, the authors focused on the published results by Quindos Poncela, Fernandez, Gomez Arozamena and Sainz Fernandez 2004; Leung, Nikezic, Leung and Yu 2007; Mujahid, Hussain, Dogar and Karim 2005; Daoud and Renken 2001; Ashry, Abou-Leila and Abdalla 2011; Arafa 1994; Arafa 2002; Klein et al 1997; Jiránek and Hulka 2001; Jiránek and Hulka 2000; Keller, Hoffmann and Feigenspan 2001; Wójcik and Zuzel 2004; Narula, Chauhan and Chakarvarti 2010; Singh, Singh and Singh 2005. Our study was conceived taking into account the need for a tool that would allow the comparison between different products and that would simulate full-scale applications with as much reliability as possible.…”

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Isolation of natural radiation to indoor applications with wood-based products: a case study of the central region of Portugal

Nunes

Silva

Freitas

et al. 2015

International Wood Products Journal

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Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally, causing severe consequences to human health. In fact, some studies have shown that high indoor radon values can have an impact on the development of cancer. The gas can enter the inside of buildings though cracks. In the construction industry, wood-based products are used frequently because of the fact that they are made from natural resources and have various functions in a building context. The present study led to the development of an optimised wood-based product with a new function, allowing a real radon resistance ability of over 95%. This product was developed for application on buildings' floors and is intended to prevent the penetration of radon gas inside the buildings. The solution demonstrated higher efficiency than current commercially available products, revealing itself to be an excellent and competitive alternative to already existing active and passive mitigation methods in the market.

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“…The track density in each sheet was calculated to obtain D and D 0 for the open and closed plastic cups, respectively. The identical procedure was repeated using the CR-39 track detector that was etched at the optimum etching condition [49]. Figure 3a and b show a typical optical image of alpha particle tracks in the LR-115 and CR-39 detectors.…”

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Radon Calibration System

Abdalla¹,

Ismail²,

Al-Naggar³

2017

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In this chapter, an irradiation radon system was explained in detail. This system is based on soil gas as a natural radon source. The radon system was used to determine both the calibration factor of the radon detector and the equilibrium factor between radon and its short-lived daughters. Also, the calibration factor has been calculated theoretically and experimentally. The effect of humidity upon the calibration factor has been investigated. The diffusion of radon through polyethylene membrane has been determined using new nuclear method. This method depends upon the physical decay of radon.

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Measurement of radon permeability through polyethylene membrane using scintillation detector

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

A highly resolved record of relative sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea during the last interglacial period

A highly resolved record of relative sea level in the western Mediterranean Sea during the last interglacial period

Isolation of natural radiation to indoor applications with wood-based products: a case study of the central region of Portugal

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