Radon exhalation rate from building materials using cr-39 nuclear track detector

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dc.contributor.authorTopcu N.
dc.contributor.authorBicak D.
dc.contributor.authorCam S.
dc.contributor.authorErees F.S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:18:34Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:18:34Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractHumans are exposed to radiological hazards from natural radiation sources that exist mainly in the earth's crust. Radon is a noble gas and is formed by the decay of 226Ra, which is one of the nuclides formed in the disintegration series from 238U. Building materials are considered as one of the major sources of radon in the indoor environment. Radon is one of the indoor sources that cause radiological health risk. To study radon exhalation rate, samples of sand, gravel, stone, cement, granite, marble, ashlar, ceramic tile and bricks were collected from Manisa and Izmir provinces of Turkey. The radon exhalation rates (in terms of mass and surface area) for these materials were also calculated by using solid-state nuclear track detector (CR-39). The mass and surface exhalation rates are calculated by following the radon activity growth as a function of time. These values were also compared with literature values. © The Author(s), 2013.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1177/1420326X11426890
dc.identifier.issn14230070
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17364
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectradon
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbuilding material
dc.subjectequipment
dc.subjectexhalation
dc.subjectnuclear track detector
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectradiation detection
dc.subjectradioactive contamination
dc.subjectsurface property
dc.titleRadon exhalation rate from building materials using cr-39 nuclear track detector
dc.typeArticle

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