Residential radon exposure in Astana and Aqsu, Kazakhstan.


Journal

Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
ISSN: 1361-6498
Titre abrégé: J Radiol Prot
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8809257

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
08 06 2023
Historique:
received: 07 04 2023
accepted: 31 05 2023
medline: 9 6 2023
pubmed: 1 6 2023
entrez: 31 5 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A pilot study was carried out to measure indoor radon concentrations in a uranium mining area of northern Kazakhstan. A total of 80 places at kindergartens, elementary schools, and dwellings were selected in Aqsu village and Astana city as the uranium mining area and background area for comparison, respectively. In Astana and Aqsu, the 3-month radon concentrations from late summer to autumn in 2022 were measured using the RADUET passive radon detectors. Radon concentrations ranged from 4 to >2000 Bq m

Identifiants

pubmed: 37257438
doi: 10.1088/1361-6498/acda41
doi:

Substances chimiques

Air Pollutants, Radioactive 0
Uranium 4OC371KSTK
Radon Q74S4N8N1G

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

© 2023 Society for Radiological Protection. Published on behalf of SRP by IOP Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Shinji Tokonami (S)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.

Chutima Kranrod (C)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.
Natural Radiation Survey and Analysis Research Unit, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

Polat Kazymbet (P)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Yasutaka Omori (Y)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.

Meirat Bakhtin (M)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Worawat Poltabtim (W)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.
Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.

Saowarak Musikawan (S)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.
Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.

Radhia Pradana (R)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.
Department of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, 66-1 Honcho, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8564, Japan.

Yerlan Kashkinbayev (Y)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Kassym Zhumadilov (K)

L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana 010008, Kazakhstan.

Ainur Pirmanova (A)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Moldir Aumalikova (M)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Zhantore Isa (Z)

Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, NJSC Astana Medical University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.

Aya Sakaguchi (A)

Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.

Hitoshi Sato (H)

Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan.

Masaharu Hoshi (M)

The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, 1-1-89 Higashisenda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0053, Japan.

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