title: Radon monitoring in sites of economical importance in Jamaica.
abstract: The main task was to evaluate possible radon risk to the public and workers in four caves of economical importance. Green Grotto Cave is a large labyrinthine limestone cave, open to the tourism; kept Rn concentration in the range 30-40 Bq m(-3). Xtabil a coral limestone sea cave is part of a beach resort resulted in very low radon concentration of 10 Bq m(-3). Windsor is an intricate limestone cave system showed Rn concentration in the range 250-350 Bq m(-3). Whereas the Oxford caves, is situated in a region of high radioactivity in soil due to the bauxite mines, reached a maximum of 2592 Bq m(-3).
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona Road, Kingston 7, Jamaica. charles.grant@uwimona.edu.jm
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lalor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balcázar
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D005843:Geography; D007563:Jamaica; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon