Radon measurements by nuclear track detectors in secondary schools in Oke-Ogun region, Nigeria

Measurement of Radon Concentration in Selected Houses in Ibadan, Nigeria

“…However, the average annual effective dose obtained for the three study areas is below 1 mSvy -1 the world average value for normal background radiation. The results obtained from RAD7detector showed that, the average radon concentration for the 3 local government areas surveyed in Ibadan was 15.10 ± 3.11 Bqm -3 which is lower when compared to the measurement reported by [9] conducted in some Secondary Schools in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State with average radon concentration of 45 ± 27 Bqm -3 . This study revealed that proper ventilation in a building reduces the level of radon that will be recorded in a particular building, the more the ventilation the more the air enters into the room, the lower the radon level.…”

“…The ICRP suggests that all the countries of the world should carry out radon survey to find radon prone areas [7]. Due to dearth of information about the concentration and harmful effects [8,9] of radon in Nigeria, lot of people are working and living in places unaware of the dangers posed to their lives. Concentration of radon gas in dwellings has been found to depend on geological condition, meteorological condition, construction materials and ventilation [10].…”

Determination of Radon Concentration by Using CR-39 Plastic Track Detectors in Dwellings of Bingöl and Mus Provinces of Turkey

“…The tracks were counted manually at the microscope and the radon concentration was determined at the Radioactivity Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. The results indicate no radiological health hazard and show that radon concentrations in ground floors are higher than in upper floors [6].…”

Health hazards due to the exposure to radon in schools of the Cappadocia region

“…The mon i tor ing of in door ra don lev els in school build ings as well as houses and of fices is very im por tant for an ad e quate ra dio log i cal risk as sess ment for stu dents and staff. In the past de cade, sev eral sys tem atic ra don sur veys were car ried out in school build ings all over the world [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] but few data are avail able re gard ing the pres ence of ra don in schools in Tur key [17][18][19]. In general, the ra don sur vey in schools was per formed us ing the pas sive track etch ing with solid state nu clear de tec tors type CR-39 and LR-115.…”