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Investigation of the radioactive rates of radon gas and its progeny in new buildings

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Radon is the second most common cause of lung cancer after smoking. In this current work, the concentration of radon gas was measured by CR-39 detectors in the internal buildings of the university compound for female students in a Mahalia. The results showed that the average radon concentration ranged from 312.08 ± 58.76 Bq/m3 in the different buildings. The main value for the average effective dose exposure Eeff (WLM/y) was 1.14 ± 20. All concentration values ​​were close to the upper limit of the internationally permissible level. The results show that all values are within the recommended limits.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, 2097, Saudi Arabia

    Entesar. H. EL-Araby

  2. Physics Department, University Collage of Samtah, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

    Doaa H. Shabaan

  3. Physics Department, Faculty of Women for Art, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11511, Egypt

    Doaa H. Shabaan

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EL-Araby, E.H., Shabaan, D.H. Investigation of the radioactive rates of radon gas and its progeny in new buildings. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 2779–2784 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08334-w

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