Title
Radon surveys in Brazil using CR-39
Date Issued
01 December 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Universidad Estadual Paulista
Abstract
In this work results of two radon daughters survey in Brazil are presented and discussed. Some methodological problems concerning the first survey are pointed out which were corrected for the second survey in order to make a realistic long-term measurement of radon decay products in the air. The technique employed in both surveys was the alpha-spectroscopy using CR-39. The reliability of this technique as well as the results of the second survey are discussed, which indicate a poor correlation between radon and its decay products in the air at the researched dwellings. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Start page
657
End page
660
Volume
39
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otras humanidades
IngenierÃa de materiales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-18544382036
Source
Radiation Measurements
ISSN of the container
13504487
Sponsor(s)
The authors are grateful to INB and CNEN staff for their assistance in carrying out the experimental work. We would like to place on record our special thanks to FAPESP (The State of São Paulo Research Foundation) for providing us with financial support.
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