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Characteristics of indoor radon and its progeny in a Japanese dwelling while using air appliances.
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Radiation protection dosimetry [Radiat Prot Dosimetry] 2015 Nov; Vol. 167 (1-3), pp. 87-91. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 27. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Characteristics of radon and its progeny were investigated in different air conditions by turning four types of indoor air appliances on and off in a two-story concrete Japanese dwelling. The four appliances were air conditioner, air cleaner, gas heater and cooker hood. The measurements were done using two devices: (1) a Si-based semiconductor detector for continuous measurement of indoor radon concentration and (2) a ZnS(Ag) scintillation counting system for equilibrium-equivalent radon concentration. Throughout the entire experiment, the cooker hood was the most effective in decreasing indoor radon concentration over a long period of time and the less effective was the air conditioner, while the air cleaner and gas heater did not affect the concentration of radon. However, the results measured in each air condition will differ according to the lifestyles and activities of the inhabitants. In this study, indoor radon and its progeny in a Japanese dwelling will be characterised by the different air conditions.<br /> (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Air Conditioning methods
Air Movements
Cooking methods
Heating instrumentation
Heating methods
Household Articles instrumentation
Radiation Dosage
Radon Daughters analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Air Conditioning instrumentation
Air Pollutants, Radioactive analysis
Air Pollution, Indoor analysis
Cooking instrumentation
Radiation Monitoring methods
Radon analysis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1742-3406
- Volume :
- 167
- Issue :
- 1-3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Radiation protection dosimetry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25920794
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv210