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Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 5(4), pp. 87 - 92
DOI: 10.13189/eee.2017.050401
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Environmental Monitoring of 222Rn Radiations in "Bare Mode" in Moradabad City of Western Uttar Pradesh, India
Nikhil Rastogi *, Indu Singh
Department of Physics, School of Sciences, IFTM University, India
ABSTRACT
Evaluation of indoor and outdoor radon and its progenies concentrations and natural background radiation levels of Moradabad city and in the nearby villages were measured by using Solid-state nuclear track detectors (LR-115 type II) in a bare mode. The measurements were carried out in 40 different areas of Moradabad and its nearby villages. Indoor radon concentration was found to vary with building material, ventilation condition and mode of constructions of houses. The indoor radon concentrations were found to vary from 20.3Bq/m3 to 67.2Bq/m3 with an average value of 40.8Bq/m3 and the outdoor radon concentration were found to vary 19.3Bqm-3 to 62.2Bqm-3 with average value 36.6Bq/m3. The mean indoor and outdoor radon equilibrium equivalent concentrations were found 16.40Bq/m3 and 14.93Bq/m3 respectively. This value is lower than the ICRP recommended values of 200Bq/m3 and thus are within safe limits. The outdoor radon concentration is usually low and less than average indoor levels. It is also found that, in general, the radon level in ground floors is higher than that in upper ones in all areas.
KEYWORDS
Indoor Radon Concentration, SSNTD's, Outdoor Radon Concentration, Dosimeter
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nikhil Rastogi , Indu Singh , "Environmental Monitoring of 222Rn Radiations in "Bare Mode" in Moradabad City of Western Uttar Pradesh, India," Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 87 - 92, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2017.050401.
(b). APA Format:
Nikhil Rastogi , Indu Singh (2017). Environmental Monitoring of 222Rn Radiations in "Bare Mode" in Moradabad City of Western Uttar Pradesh, India. Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), 5(4), 87 - 92. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2017.050401.