INDOOR RADON LEVELS AND NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN JORDANIAN SOIL

Authors
AHMAD N",MATIULLAH,"KHATIBEH AJAH
Citation
Ajah. Ahmad N",matiullah,"khatibeh, INDOOR RADON LEVELS AND NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN JORDANIAN SOIL, Radiation protection dosimetry, 71(3), 1997, pp. 231-233
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation protection dosimetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448420
Volume
71
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
231 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8420(1997)71:3<231:IRLANR>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Indoor radon concentration levels were measured in a number of cities in Jordan using CR-39 based cup dosemeters and were found to vary from 27 to 88 Bq.m(-3). The natural radioactivity in soil was also determi ned. The radon concentration levels were found to be dependent on the Ra-226 content in the soil. The average radium equivalent activities i n soil were found to be within the limit set by OECD countries but acc ording to the present 1 mSv.y(-1) dose limit, Jordanian soil is not ac ceptable as a construction material.