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Inter-comparison Of Three Techniques For Radon Activity Measurements
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Radiation Measurements. , v. 40, n. 2-6, p. 295 - 298, 2005.
13504487
10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.05.014
2-s2.0-27744606830
Autor
Neman R.
Hadler N J.C.
Iunes P.J.
Paulo S.R.
Guedes S.
Curvo E.A.C.
Institución
Resumen
In this paper the results of an inter-comparison employing three distinct techniques for measuring indoor radon activities are discussed: (i) NRPB-SSI dosimeter, a diffusion chamber, CR-39 based, calibrated in a controlled radon chamber; (ii) a diffusion chamber, CR-39 based, calibrated via nuclear emulsion; (iii) canister with activated charcoal. Totally 39 dwellings of Poços de Caldas city (Minas Gerais State, Brazil), located in a high natural radioactivity region, have been monitored during a six months period. Dosimeters (i) and (ii) were exposed continuously in all of 39 dwellings and dosimeter (iii) was exposed in 10 of them, randomly chosen. In this case the individual exposures lasted around 5 days and 4 equally time spaced exposures were made in each dwelling. Results produced by techniques (i) and (ii) show a great level of concordance. Individual results of technique (iii) for each residence show great fluctuations, but their mean results statistically agree with the other techniques. So our results indicate that active charcoal technique can be used to study average term radon variation (in few days), but its individual results cannot reflect long-term indoor radon activity. © 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd. 40 2-6 295 298 Cohen, B.L., Nason, R., A diffusion barrier charcoal adsorption collector for measuring Rn concentrations in indoor air (1986) Health Phys., 50, pp. 457-463 Durrani, S.A., Ilić, R., (1997) Radon Measurements by Etched Track Detectors: Application in Radiation Protection, Earth Sciences and the Environment, , World Scientific Singapore George, A.C., Passive, integrated measurement of indoor radon using activated carbon (1984) Health Phys., 46, pp. 867-872 Gray, D.J., Windhan, S.T., EERF standard operation procedures for Rn-222 measurement using charcoal canisters (1987) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Report, EPA 520-5-87-005, pp. 1-31 Guedes, S., Hadler, J.C.N., Iunes, P.J., Navia, L.M.S., Neman, R., Paulo, S.R., Rodrigues, V.C., Zuñiga, A.S., Indoor radon daughters survey in Campinas-Brazil using CR-39: First results (1999) Radiat. Meas., 31, pp. 287-290 Hadler, J.C., Paulo, S.R., Indoor radon daughters contamination monitoring: The absolute efficiency of CR-39 taking into account the plate-out effect and environmental conditions (1994) Radiat. Prot. Dosim., 51, pp. 283-296 Linsalata, P., Penna Franca, E., Studies of transport pathways of thorium, uranium, rare earths, 228Ra, 226Ra from soil to plants and farm animals (1988) Final Report, DOE-ER60 134-4. , Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University, New York Neman, R.S., (2004) Medida Separada de Radônio-222 e de Seus Filhos No Ar: Monitoração Na Cidade de Poços de Caldas-MG e Comparação de Atividades Envolvendo Duas Outras Técnicas de Medida de Rn-222 No Ar, , Ph.D. Thesis. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil Orlando, C., Orlando, P., Patrizii, L., Tommasino, L., Tonnarini, L., Trevisi, R., Viola, P., A passive radon dosimeter suitable for workplaces (2002) Radiat. Prot. Dosim., 102, pp. 163-168 Veiga, L.H.S., Koifman, S., Melo, V.P., Sachett, I., Amaral, E.C.S., Preliminary indoor risk assessment at the Poços de Caldas plateau, MG-Brazil (2003) J. Environ. Radioact., 70, pp. 161-176