Abstract
An indoor radon survey of a total of 269 dwellings, with one dosimeter per house, distributed in four Saudi Arabian cities was carried out. The objective of this survey was to carry out indoor radon measurements of two cities in the Eastern Province, Khafji and Hafr Al-Batin and to compare this with two cities in the Western Province, Al-Madina and Taif. The survey provides additional information about indoor radon concentrations in Saudi Arabia. The results of the survey in these cities showed that the overall minimum, maximum and average radon concentration were 7,137 and 30 Bq m-3, respectively. The lowest average radon concentration (20 Bq m-3) was found in Hafr Al-Batin, while the highest average concentration was found in Khafji (40 Bq m-3).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 445-448 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Radiation Measurements |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1-6 SPEC. |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- 1 year exposure
- Indoor radon survey
- Passive nuclear track detectors
- Saudi Arabia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Instrumentation
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