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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 119(1-4):434-437; doi:10.1093/rpd/nci535
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Indoor radon concentration in the rural dwellings of Chhattisgarh state (India)

M. S. K. Khokhar1,*, R. S. Kher2, V. B. Rathore1 and T. V. Ramachandran3

1 Department of Rural Technology, Guru Ghasi Das University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 495009, India
2 Department of Physics, Government Science Post Graduate College, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 495006, India
3 Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400085, India

* Corresponding author: mskkhokhar{at}rediffmail.com

Inhalation of radon and its daughter products is the major contributor to the total exposure of the population to natural radiation. An indoor radon survey has been carried out in the state of Chhattisgarh (80.26°N to 84.41°N and 17.8°E to 24.1°E), India under the national coordinated radon project of the Department of Atomic Energy. In the frame of this project indoor radon concentration has been measured in 105 dwellings situated in different villages of Chhattisgarh state. Houses were selected for measurements to cover the most common type of houses generally existing in the rural areas. Measurements have been done on quarterly integrating cycle for one full year in each dwelling using radon cup dosemeter employing LR-115, type-II (pelliculable), solid-state nuclear track detectors. The gamma radiation level was also checked in each dwelling using a gamma survey meter. It was found that the annual average indoor radon concentration in these dwellings varies from 9.91 to 87.84 Bq m–3 with overall mean value of 26.48 Bq m–3. Gamma level in these rural dwellings varies from 14.84 to 26.56 µR h–1 with mean value of 18.68 µR h–1. We observed that the radon concentration is relatively higher in the houses where the floor is bare but relatively lower in those houses where the floor is tiled or cemented.


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