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| Title: | Radon levels in some dwellings around the international monument Taj Mahal, Agra using SSNTDs |
| Authors: | Kumar, Rupesh
Mahur, A K
Singh, H
Sonkawade, R G
Swarup, R |
| Keywords: | Radon
Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors
Radon activity
Alpha tracks
Effective dose |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The Taj Mahal, Agra had been on top priority of India and safe
guarded by Taj Mahal Corridor. All the gaseous industrial discharges as well as
fluid chemicals and water due to rain and river Yamuna toxic polluting entities
had been taken into account while maintaining the beauty of Taj and purity of
environment around it’s rural areas. Indoor radon concentration depends in a
complex way on the characteristic of the soil, the type of building structure,
ventilation condition and occupant’s behaviour. LR-115 Type II Solid State
Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD’s) have been used to measure the airborne radon
levels in some dwellings near Taj Mahal, Agra.
Radon concentrations were found to vary from 98 to
305 Bqm−3 with an
average value of 213 Bqm−3.
Annual effective dose in these dwellings were found to vary from 1.3 to
4.4 mSv. |
| Page(s): | 802-804 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1041 (Online); 0019-5596 (Print) |
| Source: | IJPAP Vol.48(11) [November 2010]
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