Abstract
AbstractIn this work, the indoor radon concentration and radiation dose risks were studied in dwellings within the Greater Accra region, using CR-39 detectors. The indoor radon concentrations ranged from 36.1 ± 2.7 to 92.0 ± 5.2 Bq m−3 with an annual average of 50.8 ± 3.4 Bq m−3. The annual mean effective dose was estimated as 1.3 mSv year−1. Excess lifetime cancer risk and lung cancer cases were assessed with 5% annual lung cancer deaths due to radon was realized. Indoor radon maps created with ArcGIS software over a 5 × 5 km2 grid showed radon prone areas in the region.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Spectroscopy,Pollution,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Nuclear Energy and Engineering,Analytical Chemistry
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