title: MEASUREMENT OF RADON, THORON AND THEIR PROGENY CONCENTRATIONS IN THE DWELLINGS OF PAURI GARHWAL, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
abstract: It is well known that inhalation of radon, thoron and their progeny contributes more than 50 % of natural background radiation dose to human being. The time-integrated passive measurements of radon, thoron and their progeny concentrations were carried out in the dwellings of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. The measurements of radon and thoron concentrations were performed by LR-115 detector-based single-entry pin-hole dosemeter, while for the measurement of progeny concentrations, LR-115 deposition-based direct radon and thoron progeny sensors technique was used. The experimental techniques and results obtained are discussed in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, H.N.B. Garhwal University Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India joshiveena16@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, H.N.B. Garhwal University Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal 249 199, India.
authors.forename: Manjulata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India.
authors.forename: Rosaline
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, H.N.B. Garhwal University Badshahi Thaul Campus, 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*; D001417:Background Radiation; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D007194:India; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D017687:Radon Daughters / Q000032:analysis*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D017687:Radon Daughters; D011886:Radon