Importance of discriminative measurement for radon isotopes and its utilization in the environment and lessons learned from using the RADUET monitor

C Kranrod, Y Tamakuma, M Hosoda… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn), sources of natural background radiation, have been
the subjects of long-standing studies, including research into radon and thoron as major …

The importance of direct progeny measurements for correct estimation of effective dose due to radon and thoron

GS Bineng, Saïdou, S Tokonami, M Hosoda… - Frontiers in Public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Radon (Rn), thoron (Tn), and thoron progeny (TnP) were measured in seven inhabited
areas of the uranium and thorium bearing region of Lolodorf, located in southwestern …

Radon risk assessment and correlation study of indoor radon, radium-226, and radon in soil at the cobalt–nickel bearing area of Lomié, Eastern Cameroon

G Dieu Souffit, M Jacob Valdes, O Bobbo Modibo… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2022 - Springer
This study focuses on the measurement of the concentrations of radon (222Rn) indoors and
in the soil as well as their ambient dose equivalent rate in the cobalt–nickel bearing area of …

Statistical inferences from measured data on concentrations of naturally occurring radon, thoron, and decay products in Kumaun Himalayan belt

A Kumar, P Singh, T Agarwal, M Joshi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Regional averages of radon, thoron, and associated decay product concentration are
reported to be higher than their respective global averages in recent studies conducted in …

Simultaneous measurements of indoor radon and thoron and inhalation dose assessment in Douala City, Cameroon

TS Serge Didier, Saïdou, S Tokonami… - … in environmental and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Radon, thoron and associated progeny measurements have been carried out in 71
dwellings of Douala city, Cameroon. The radon–thoron discriminative detectors (RADUET) …

Intercomparisons exercises of radon and thoron monitors provided by four laboratories: a review

M Janik - 保健物理, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Indoor radon and thoron concentration measurements have been intensively carried out
since the 1980s for assessment of radiation doses to workers and the general public. For …

Simultaneous measurements of radon, thoron and their progeny for inhalation dose assessment in indoors of Srinagar, J&K, India

S Nazir, S Simnani, R Mishra, T Sharma… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2020 - Springer
A variety of toxins are known to affect indoor air quality, thereby affecting the health of the
inhabitants of that region. One such natural contaminant is radon, which is a dense …

Monitoring geothermal springs and groundwater of Pir Panjal, Jammu and Kashmir, for radon contamination

S Nazir, S Simnani, BK Sahoo, R Mishra… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2020 - Springer
Hot water springs and bore wells/hand-pumps were investigated to quantify radon and
uranium levels in Rajouri area of the Pir Panjal. Scintillation-based radon monitor was …

Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India

G Suman, K Vinay Kumar Reddy, M Sreenath Reddy… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Elevated levels of radon and thoron in the indoor atmosphere may cause the deleterious
effects on the mankind. Mining sites and their environs attract a special interest in radon …

Indoor radon measurements using radon track detectors and electret ionization chambers in the bauxite-bearing areas of Southern Adamawa, Cameroon

Saïdou, OB Modibo, NNII Joseph Emmanuel… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The current work deals with indoor radon (222Rn) concentrations and ambient dose-
equivalent rate measurements in the bauxite-bearing areas of the Adamawa region in …