Direct measurement of indoor thoron and radon progeny and estimation of inhalation dose in three cities in Gabon: Comparison of the use of thoron typical and measured equilibrium factor values.

EERC EETC Effective inhalation dose Equilibrium factor Gabon Radon Thoron

Journal

Journal of environmental radioactivity
ISSN: 1879-1700
Titre abrégé: J Environ Radioact
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508119

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 22 07 2024
revised: 15 10 2024
accepted: 16 10 2024
medline: 27 10 2024
pubmed: 27 10 2024
entrez: 26 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

This study focuses on public exposure to natural radioactivity caused by the inhalation of radon and thoron progeny in homes in Franceville, Moanda and Mounana in Gabon. The equilibrium factor (F

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107557 PMID: 39461028
pubmed: 39461028
pii: S0265-931X(24)00189-9
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2024.107557
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

107557

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Auteurs

Sylvere Yannick Loemba Mouandza (SY)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon; Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien de l'Université de Strasbourg, IPHC-UMR7178, 67037, France. Electronic address: yannicksky43@gmail.com.
Laboratory of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Nuclear Technology Section, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 4110, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

W Ndong (W)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon.

Chutima Kranrod (C)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan.

Masahiro Hosoda (M)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan.

P Ondo Meye (P)

Direction Générale de la Radioprotection et de la Sûreté Nucléaire, ministère de l'Energie et des Ressources Hydrauliques, Gabon; Laboratory of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon.

R Bipolo Djeune (R)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon.

E-D Durastanti-Rabenga Mombo (ED)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon.

H M-J Andeme-Abondhoume (HM)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon.

B C Mabika Ndjembidouma (BC)

Laboratory of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon; Departement of Medical Physics and Radiotherapy, Akanda Cancer Institute, Libreville, Gabon.

T B Ekogo (TB)

Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Laboratoire de Radioanalyse (LARA), BP 943, Franceville, Gabon; Université Internationale de Libreville, Gabon.

G H Ben-Bolie (GH)

Laboratory of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon.

Shinji Tokonami (S)

Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan.

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