Calibration system for radon EEC measurements / Mostafa Y.A.M., Vasyanovich M., Zhukovsky M., Zaitceva N. // Radiation Protection Dosimetry. - 2015. - V. 164, l. 4. - P. 587-590.

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01448420

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Article

Abstract:

The measurement of radon equivalent equilibrium concentration (EECRn) is very simple and quick technique for the estimation of radon progeny level in dwellings or working places. The most typical methods of EECRn measurements are alpha radiometry or alpha spectrometry. In such technique, the influence of alpha particle absorption in filters and filter effectiveness should be taken into account. In the authors' work, it is demonstrated that more precise and less complicated calibration of EECRn-measuring equipment can be conducted by the use of the gamma spectrometer as a reference measuring device. It was demonstrated that for this calibration technique systematic error does not exceed 3 %. The random error of 214Bi activity measurements is in the range 3-6 %. In general, both these errors can be decreased. The measurements of EECRn by gamma spectrometry and improved alpha radiometry are in good agreement, but the systematic shift between average values can be observed. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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Index keywords:

aerosol; air pollutant; radon; radon daughter; aerosol; air pollutant; alpha radiation; analysis; calibration; devices; environmental exposure; filtration; gamma radiation; gamma spectrometry; housing

DOI:

10.1093/rpd/ncv316

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Affiliations	Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation; Institute of Industrial Ecology UB RAS, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
Chemicals/CAS	radon, 10043-92-2; Aerosols; Air Pollutants, Radioactive; Radon; Radon Daughters
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Correspondence Address	Zhukovsky, M.; Ural Federal UniversityRussian Federation
Publisher	Oxford University Press
CODEN	RPDOD
PubMed ID	25979737
Language of Original Document	English
Abbreviated Source Title	Radiat. Prot. Dosim.
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