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Journal Article
Investigations of indoor radon levels and its mapping in the Greater Accra region, Ghana
2024
Overview
In this work, the indoor radon concentration and radiation dose risks were studied in dwellings within the Greater Accra region, using CR-39 detectors. The indoor radon concentrations ranged from 36.1 ± 2.7 to 92.0 ± 5.2 Bq m
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with an annual average of 50.8 ± 3.4 Bq m
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. The annual mean effective dose was estimated as 1.3 mSv year
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. Excess lifetime cancer risk and lung cancer cases were assessed with 5% annual lung cancer deaths due to radon was realized. Indoor radon maps created with ArcGIS software over a 5 × 5 km
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grid showed radon prone areas in the region.
