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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
physics and astronomy
A study of airborne radon levels in Paarl houses (South Africa) and associated source terms, using electret ion chambers and gamma-ray spectrometry
Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Volume 66, No. 11, Year 2008
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Indoor radon (222Rn) concentrations were measured in Paarl homes by means of electret ion chambers. The concentrations varied between 28 and 465 Bq m-3. The average values (Bq m-3) found in houses on the west and east side of the Berg River, which bisects Paarl, were 132 (±11) and 37 (±3), respectively. Radiometric analyses of soils show that the mean 226Ra activity concentration is three times higher on the west than on the east side of the Berg River. © 2008 IAEA.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lindsay, R.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
Newman, Richard T.
South Africa, Somerset West
Physics Group
Speelman, W. J.
South Africa, Bellville
University of the Western Cape
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Citations: 261
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.01.022
ISSN:
09698043
Study Locations
South Africa