Real-time indoor radon exposure in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico

222Rn and its daughter elements are considered dangerous for health. Exposure was measured to find the radon reference levels in Zacatecas. Indoor levels were measured since June 2000 until June 2001. RM-60 and RM-70 Geiger Muller-based systems were used to measure radiation background. The RM-70 sy...

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Autores: Quirino, L. L., Mireles, F., Dávila, J. I., Pinedo, J. L., Lugo, J. F., Ríos, C., García, M. L., Soriano, J. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/845
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/845
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:El radón 222
espacios cerrados
dosimetría
exposición
radon-222
indoors
dosimetry
exposure
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Sumario:222Rn and its daughter elements are considered dangerous for health. Exposure was measured to find the radon reference levels in Zacatecas. Indoor levels were measured since June 2000 until June 2001. RM-60 and RM-70 Geiger Muller-based systems were used to measure radiation background. The RM-70 system was coupled to a fan-filter and used to detect alpha decay from radon and its daughters. The mean exposure rates were in the range from 21mR/hr to 30mR/hr. The exposure rates were compared for different periods of time.