Indoor radon measurements in Turkey dwellings.
In this work, indoor radon radioactivity concentration levels have been measured in dwellings of Turkey within the frame of the National Radon Monitoring Programme. The (222)Rn concentrations were measured with time-integrating passive nuclear etched track detectors in 7293 dwellings in 153 residential units of 81 provinces, and the radon map of Turkey was prepared. Indoor radon concentrations were distributed in the range of 1-1400 Bq m(-3). The arithmetic mean of the radon gas concentration was found to be 81 Bq m(-3); the geometric mean was 57 Bq m(-3) with a geometric standard deviation of 2.3.
Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Yarımburgaz Mah. Nükleer Araştırma Merkezi Yolu No: 10, Istanbul 34303, Turkey nilgun.celebi@taek.gov.tr.
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Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Yarımburgaz Mah. Nükleer Araştırma Merkezi Yolu No: 10, Istanbul 34303, Turkey.
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Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Yarımburgaz Mah. Nükleer Araştırma Merkezi Yolu No: 10, Istanbul 34303, Turkey.
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Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre, Yarımburgaz Mah. Nükleer Araştırma Merkezi Yolu No: 10, Istanbul 34303, Turkey.
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D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D014421:Turkey
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon