1988
DOI: 10.1016/1359-0189(88)90223-3
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Preliminary radon concentration-survey in some houses of Islamabad

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“…Solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) have been extensively used in this regard (Hofmann, 1998;Matiullah et al, 2004;Ahmed et al, 1997aAhmed et al, , b, 1998aKhatibeh et al, 1997;Tufail et al, 1988Tufail et al, , 1992Khan et al, 1991;Rehman et al, 2006a, b). The main objective of this work was to measure the indoor radon levels in some selected areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and federally administered tribal areas (FATA), Pakistan, and to set a baseline data for these areas which would be of great help for radiological database of Pakistan.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) have been extensively used in this regard (Hofmann, 1998;Matiullah et al, 2004;Ahmed et al, 1997aAhmed et al, , b, 1998aKhatibeh et al, 1997;Tufail et al, 1988Tufail et al, , 1992Khan et al, 1991;Rehman et al, 2006a, b). The main objective of this work was to measure the indoor radon levels in some selected areas of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and federally administered tribal areas (FATA), Pakistan, and to set a baseline data for these areas which would be of great help for radiological database of Pakistan.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Over the past two decades considerable attention has been given to the indoor radon monitoring in Pakistan (see, for example, Ahmed et al, 1998;Faheem et al, 2007Matiullah et al, 2003Matiullah et al, , 2004Tufail et al, 1988Tufail et al, , 1992Rehman et al, 2006;Rahman et al, 2006). Solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) have been extensively used in this regard.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Homes located in areas with higher permeable soil and bedrock, with higher volume of soil under or surrounding the houses, and over bedrocks having crack zones, deep-seated faults and fractures that provide effective avenues for radon migration may have increased radon concentrations [5][6][7][8][9][10]. The bedrock consisting of shale, granite, fluorspar, sandstone, etc., gives rise to more indoor radon problems than the normal continental rocks [11][12][13][14]. Coal contains trace quantities of primordial radionuclides of uranium and thorium series, and hence its use, combustion and the subsequent residue, namely, the fly ash that contains substantial amount of 226 Ra and 232 Th may increase indoor radon and thoron levels [15][16][17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%