Measurement of radon concentration in natural stones in Basrah Governorate

الملخص EN

This study assesses the concentration of radon gas in natural stones used in building in Basra governorate.

The stones are collected from eight regions with different locations within the same region.

The results shown, by used the Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTDs) type CN-85, the range of radon concentration varies from 12.57 Bq/m³ to 39.8 Bq/m³.

The range of radon daughters varies from 1.35 mWL to 4.30 mWL.

The range of annual exposure dose by Working Level Month (WLM) unit was from 0.048 to 0.154 and range of annual effective dose was from 0.432 mSv/y to 1.386 mSv/y.