ESTIMATION OF INDOOR RADON LEVELS IN SOME DWELLINGS OF MISURATA REGION – LIBYA
Keywords:
Radon pollution, Indoor radon, Radon health risks, domestic pollution, radiations, domestic pollutants, Indoor air pollution impact and Libyan dwellings pollutionAbstract
Inhalation of indoor radon has been recognized as one of the health hazards. In the present work a set of indoor radon measurements were carried out, in a random sample of housing seven villages from the city of Misurata located in north-central Libya which was built of the same type of materials, Radon concentration determined by Safety Siren, Pro3, Radon Gas Detector. Measurements were carried out on August 2015. The results show that, the radon concentrations varied from (4 to 355) Bq/ m³. The mean concentrations values of radon was 74 Bq/ m³. This data shows that, the mean of radon concentrations in study's dwellings falls within the safe limits. Despite recording a high concentration of this gas in the areas of: Dafniya, Abo Rwia, Zawet-Mahjoub and Kerzaz. A matter of concern and urges more measurements and investigation
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