title: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIURNAL VARIATION OF RADON AND THORON CONCENTRATIONS IN INDOOR ENVIRONMENT.
abstract: The diurnal measurements of radon and thoron concentrations were performed in the indoor environment of Nuclear Research Laboratory, Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India by using AlphaGUARD, Portable Radon Monitor (SMART RnDuo) and RAD7. Using AlphaGUARD, the radon concentration was found to vary from 8 to 94 Bq m-3with an average of 41.5±22.2 Bq m-3Using Portable Radon Monitor (SMART RnDuo), the concentration was found to vary from 2 to 101 Bq m-3with an average of 41.7±23.6 Bq m-3, and with RAD7, the concentration was found to vary from 3 to 99 Bq m-3with an average of 40±20.3 Bqm-3While the thoron concentration using Portable Radon Monitor (SMART RnDuo) was found to vary from 4 to 65 Bq m-3with an average of 17.3±12.9 Bqm-3, and using RAD7, the concentration was found to vary from 5 to 90 Bq m-3with an average of 29.8±17.3 Bq m-3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University Campus, Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India prtpnt375@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University Campus, Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India.
authors.forename: Tushar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kandari
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University Campus, Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H. N. B. Garhwal University Campus, Badshahi Thaul, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ramola
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D004777:Environment; D006798:Housing; D007194:India; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D017687:Radon Daughters / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D017687:Radon Daughters; D011886:Radon