期刊名称：Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2041-0484
电子版ISSN：2041-0492
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：51-55
出版社：Maxwell Science Publications
摘要：The present study has measured radon gas concentration in some Adobe houses in the Kassena Nankana Area of the Upper East Region of Ghana by using passive radon indoor dosimeter containing Solid- State Nuclear Track D etector (SSNTD) commercially known as LR - 115 (type II, pelliculable). Inhalation of radon and its daughter products is the major contributor to the total exposure of the population to natural radiation. Fifty (50) indoor radon dosimeters were placed in the various Adobe houses in the study area. The indoor radon dosimeters were retrieved after 78 to 82 days. The detectors were then chemically etched. The digital laser optic system was used in counting the detectors. Indoor radon concentration in the study area range from 35.28 to 244.22 Bq/m3.
