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 …

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 …

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) …

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 …

Risk assessment of exposure to natural radiation in soil using RESRAD-ONSITE and RESRAD-BIOTA in the cobalt-nickel bearing areas of Lomié in eastern …

G Dieu Souffit, O Bobbo Modibo, D Lepoire… - Radiation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper assesses radiation doses in biota and the health risk from
exposure to naturally occurring radionuclides in contaminated soil following mining activities …

Indoor radon, external dose rate and assessment of lung cancer risk in dwellings: the case of Ebolowa town, Southern Cameroon

S Mbida Mbembe, B Akamba Mbembe… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present work reports indoor Radon-222 activity concentration measurements, external
gamma dose rate measurements, and assessment of cancer risk in the different dwellings in …

Effective dose assessment due to inhalation of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny: highlighting the major contribution of thoron in a thoron-prone area in Cameroon

LB Djeufack, I Hamadou, C Kranrod, R Mishra… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
To assess public exposure to radon, thoron, and their progeny, measurements were
conducted in 50 dwellings within the bauxite-rich area of Fongo-Tongo in western …

From radon and thoron measurements, inhalation dose assessment to National Regulation and Radon Action Plan in Cameroon

S Tokonami, M Hosoda, A Simo, JV Hell… - Journal of Radiation …, 2022 - jrpr.org
Background The current study reports measurements of activity concentrations of radon (222
Rn) and thoron (220 Rn) in dwellings, followed by inhalation dose assessment of the public …

Environmental radioactivity measurements in soil using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and gamma-ray spectrometry in various areas in Cameroon

M Oumar Bobbo, G Yang, Saïdou, H Tazoe… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, data from the first measurement of 236U in surface soil samples in Cameroon
are reported, with the primary objective of establishing baseline data in the case of the …

Researches and activities on radon/thoron and NORM for past 30 years in Japan

T Iimoto, S Tokonami, H Yonehara, S Furuta… - Radiation Environment …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This review paper introduces the concepts and backgrounds of several outstanding activities
and researches, selected by us, on radon/thoron and naturally occurring radioactive …