Short and long term indoor radon survey in Mexico City

Authors
Franco-Marina, F Segovia, N Ruiz, W Godinez, L Tavera, L Lopez, A Chavez, A Pena, P Ponciano, G
Citation
F. Franco-marina et al., Short and long term indoor radon survey in Mexico City, RADIAT MEAS, 34(1-6), 2001, pp. 545-548
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS
ISSN journal
13504487 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
545 - 548
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4487(200106)34:1-6<545:SALTIR>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
An indoor radon survey was performed in Mexico City in the scope of a lung cancer epidemiological study. The radon survey was performed in 416 houses using LR 115 track detectors in a cup array. The exposure time in the dwell ings was around three months. A few dwellings were monitored with short ter m Honeywell and Alphaguard automatic radon monitors. The results indicate a radon concentration arithmetic mean of 145 Bq m(-3), and the higher data f requency correspond to values lower than 30 Bq m(-3). The distribution of t he radon concentration is discussed as a function of several local paramete rs. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.