Measurement of annual effective doses of radon from drinking water and dwellings by CR-39 track detectors in Kulachi City of Pakistan

T Nasir, M Shah - Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 2012 - set-publisher.com
Radon concentration and annual effective doses were measured in drinking water and
dwellings of Kulachi city of Pakistan. Twenty samples of drinking water were collected from …

[PDF][PDF] Measurement of radon exhalation rate, radium activity and annual effective dose from bricks and cement samples collected from Dera Ismail Khan

N Ahmad, MS Jaafar, SA Khan, T Nasir… - American Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
Radon concentration, exhalation rate, radium activity and annual effective dose have been
measured from baked and unbaked bricks and cement samples commonly used as …

[PDF][PDF] Exposure of dwelling populations to alpha particles and its health impact in Illar region, Tulkarem-Palestine

MM Jazzar, KM Thabayneh - Int. J. Environ. Eng. Nat. Resour, 2014 - researchgate.net
Radon concentrations were measured using passive dosimeters SSNTD CR-39inIllar
region, Tulkarem, Palestine. The dosimeters were installed in living rooms, bedrooms …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of lung cancer risk due to indoor radon exposure in inhabitants of the state of Azad Kashmir; Pakistan

M Rafique, N Manzoor, S Rahman, SU Rahman… - 2012 - sid.ir
Background: Several epidemiological studies conducted on underground miner's show that
exposure to elevated levels of radioactive radon gas is expected to increase the risk of lung …

Assessment of seasonal variation of indoor radon level in dwellings of some districts of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

M Rafique, SU Rahman, T Mahmood… - Indoor and built …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Measurements of indoor radon concentrations in 200 dwellings of four districts of Azad
Kashmir have been carried out using CR-39-based radon dosimeters. Indoor radon levels …

The effect of grain size on radon exhalation rate in soil samples of Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan

T Nasir, N Ahmad - Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences, 2012 - set-publisher.com
Radon concentration and its exhalation rate has been measured from twenty five soil
samples collected from seven different locations of Dera Ismail Khan, in the north west of …

Evaluation of radon induced lung cancer risk in occupants of the old and new dwellings of the Dera Ismail Khan City, Pakistan

T Nasir, Matiullah, M Rafique, SU Rahman… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2014 - Springer
In order to carry out indoor radon measurement in new and old buildings of the Dera Ismail
Khan city, CR-39 based radon detectors were installed in bed rooms and sitting rooms/TV …

Assessment of annual effective dose due to the indoor radon exposure in districts Bagh and Kahuta of the Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

M Rafique, F Malik, Matiullah… - Indoor and Built …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In continuation to our earlier studies concerning generation of the baseline indoor radon
data, an indoor radon measurement survey was carried out in the districts Bagh and Kahuta …

[PDF][PDF] Determination concentration of Radon 222 in tap drinking water, Jask City, Iran

Y Fakhri, M Mirzaei - IOSR Journal of Environmental Science …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Radon 222 is a colorless, odorless, with a half-life of 3.825 days radioactive element which
can endanger human health. Using water containing Radon 222 can cause lung and …

Measurement of radon concentration levels in Pakistan: An overview

Matiullah, W Muhammad - Indoor and Built Environment, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Radon is known to be a major source of public radiation exposure which could lead to
increased incidence of lung cancer. Besides its health hazards, it also has potential …