Indoor radon concentrations and radon doses at three districts of Ankara, Turkey and raising public awareness on the issue
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, vol.307, no.1, pp.777-786, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 307 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s10967-015-4489-3
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.777-786
- Keywords: Radon, Electrets, Lognormal, Dose, Awareness, Ankara, ENVIRONMENTAL-RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS, ELECTRET ION CHAMBERS, DWELLINGS
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Indoor radon concentrations at METU, CIG-DEM and DOSTLAR in Ankara were measured using electrets. The statistical analysis of the data indicated a lognormal distribution of radon concentrations, with no significant difference between CIGDEM and DOSTLAR with geometric means of GM = 87.5 and 54.5 Bq m(-3), respectively. Radon concentrations did not change seasonally at CIGDEM which contain modern buildings, but at the slum district DOSTLAR, with poor insulation of houses a seasonal variation was observed. Annual effective radon doses were estimated (0.4-8.4 mSv). Public awareness about indoor radon was raised.