Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1

Determination of the Radiation of Alpha Particles in the Air of Primary School Buildings in the City of Karbala

1Department of Physics of Science, Kerbala University, Karbala, Iraq

*Corresponding Author: Abdalsattar Kareem Hashim Department of Physics of Science, Kerbala University, Karbala, Iraq Phone: 07804550891 Email: sara270salih@gmail.com

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the alpha particles radiation in the air and their limits according to the international commission on radiological protection.

Twenty-eight dosimeters were distributed in 14 randomly selected elementary boy's schools in Karbala city.

Radon concentrations are 23.307±13.68, 26.372±16.24Bq/m3 in closed and 37.771±23.08, 36.788±21.42Bq/m3 for open dosimeter. The mean of the annual effective dose was 0.042 and 0.022 mSv/y for closed; 0.077 and 0.033 mSv/y for open measures and number of people who may be exposed to radon cause to lung cancer was found 0.760, 0.391 and 1.383, 0.590 in the enclosed and open doses of LR-115 type II and CN-85, respectively.

The results were within the normal limits of radiation, according to The International Commission on Radiological Protection.

Keywords

Radon Concentration, SSNTD, LR-115 type II, CN-85