Characteristics of Thoron (220Rn) and Its Progeny in the Indoor Environment

S Tokonami - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present paper outlines characteristics of thoron and its progeny in the indoor
environment. Since the half-life of thoron (220Rn) is very short (55.6 s), its behavior is quite …

Dose estimation derived from the exposure to radon, thoron and their progeny in the indoor environment

RC Ramola, M Prasad, T Kandari, P Pant, P Bossew… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The annual exposure to indoor radon, thoron and their progeny imparts a major contribution
to inhalation doses received by the public. In this study, we report results of time integrated …

Radiological risk assessment to the public due to the presence of radon in water of Barnala district, Punjab, India

S Rani, S Kansal, AK Singla, R Mehra - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2021 - Springer
Various research studies have shown that exposure to radon gas is a cause of concern for
health effects to the public. The present work has been carried out for the radiological risk …

Evolution of Analytical Methods for Radon Measurement in India

CG Sumesh, SK Jha, AC Patra, DK Aswal - MAPAN, 2024 - Springer
This paper discusses the different methods and instruments followed in India for the
estimation of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny. Radon concentration is either directly …

[HTML][HTML] A study of indoor radon, thoron and their progeny measurement in Tosham region Haryana, India

P Singh, P Singh, S Singh, BK Sahoo, BK Sapra… - Journal of Radiation …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study indoor radon, thoron and their decay products concentrations have
been measured using the newly developed LR-115 type-ІІ based Radon-Thoron …

A comprehensive study of radon in drinking waters of Hanumangarh district and the assessment of resulting dose to local population

AK Singla, S Kanse, S Kansal, S Rani… - … Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
Study of radon concentration in drinking water from different sources (groundwater and
surface water) used across the Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, India, was done using …

Modeling of indoor radon concentration from radon exhalation rates of building materials and validation through measurements

A Kumar, RP Chauhan, M Joshi, BK Sahoo - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Building materials are the second major source of indoor radon after soil. The contribution of
building materials towards indoor radon depends upon the radium content and exhalation …

Study of indoor radon distribution using measurements and CFD modeling

N Chauhan, RP Chauhan, M Joshi, TK Agarwal… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Measurement and/or prediction of indoor radon (222 Rn) concentration are important due to
the impact of radon on indoor air quality and consequent inhalation hazard. In recent times …

Statistical inferences from measured data on concentrations of naturally occurring radon, thoron, and decay products in Kumaun Himalayan belt

A Kumar, P Singh, T Agarwal, M Joshi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Regional averages of radon, thoron, and associated decay product concentration are
reported to be higher than their respective global averages in recent studies conducted in …

Quantification of radon contamination in drinking water of Rajasthan, India

AK Singla, S Kansal, R Mehra - Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear …, 2021 - Springer
The current investigation represents the annual effective dose received due to ingestion and
inhalation of radon present in drinking water. As radon itself contributes 3–14% towards the …