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Preliminary Studies on Indoor Radon Measurements in Some Adobe Houses in the Kassena Nankana Area of the Upper East Region of Ghana
F.K. Quashie, J.J. Fletcher, O.C. Oppon, A.B. Asumadu-Sakyi, D.A. Wordson, C.A. Adjei, E.O. Amartey and Paulina Amponsah
Corresponding Author: Frank Koblah Quashie
Submitted: 2010 September, 30
Accepted: 2010 October, 20
Published: 2011 January, 05 |
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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.
Key words: Concentration, detector, etching, lr- 115, radiation, radon, track
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F.K. Quashie, J.J. Fletcher, O.C. Oppon, A.B. Asumadu-Sakyi, D.A. Wordson, C.A. Adjei, E.O. Amartey and Paulina Amponsah, . Preliminary Studies on Indoor Radon Measurements in Some Adobe Houses in the Kassena Nankana Area of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (1): 51-55.
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