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Radon and Thoron Concentrations in the Air of Three Schools in East Baghdad

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Radon is continuously emitted from natural elements, especially because of the decomposition of U-238 and Thorium-232. Radon is ordered as a second cause of lung cancer. In this paper, the absorptions of radon and thoron were stately in schools east of Baghdad, namely Abtal Al-Taf, Batalat Karbala, and In Kaldoon Schools. The concentrations of the gases are measured using the SSNTD method (solid-state nuclear track detector method). Radon gas concentrations were different and ranged from 33.8 to 63.7 Bq/m3, and a thoron from 48.8 to 127.1 Bq/m3, which are within the permissible limits stipulated in the international organization ICRP. The mean annual dose of radon and thoron gases obtained by those in the schools under study was 3.4±0.9 mSv.y-1 and the maximum value of the annual dose was 4.7 mSv.y-1 in the room of the Batalat Karbala school, while the last value was 2.6 mSv.y-1 in the garden of Ibn Kaldoon School.

DOI

10.21608/ajnsa.2023.214050.1755

Keywords

pollution, Radioactive, indoor, outdoor, Dose

Authors

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Basim

Last Name

Rejah

MiddleName

Khalaf

Affiliation

Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad. Baghdad, Iraq.

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basimkr_phys@csw.uobaghdad.edu.iq

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Basma

Last Name

Lazem

MiddleName

Saber

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Ibn Khaldoun Preparatory School for Boys, Education of the outskirts of eastern Baghdad, Directorate of Education Rusafa II, Ministry of Education, Baghdad, Iraq.

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basma87om@gmail.com

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First Name

Ban

Last Name

Hameed

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S.

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Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Baghdad. Baghdad, Iraq.

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bansh_phys@csw.uobaghdad.edu.iq

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Mostafa

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Mostafa

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Y. A.

Affiliation

Minia university, faculty of science, physics department

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mostafa.youness@mu.edu.eg

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0000-0002-5445-0248

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57

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1

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45153

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2023-05-29

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2024-01-01

Page Start

25

Page End

32

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1110-0451

Online ISSN

2090-4258

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https://ajnsa.journals.ekb.eg/article_326299.html

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455

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Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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https://ajnsa.journals.ekb.eg/

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Radon and Thoron Concentrations in the Air of Three Schools in East Baghdad

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23 Dec 2024