Indoor radon concentration in the Basra sport city, Basra, Iraq

Abstract EN

Radon from inside buildings, hotels under instruction and basement of the main stadiums in Basra Sport City (BSC), have been investigated.

The measurements were carried out in 31 sites, using CR-39 and LR-115 solid state nuclear track detectors SSNTDs.

The measurements were performed during winter and spring seasons of the year 2012, for a period of 100 days.

The detectors were installed in underground basement areas of the stadium and hotels in BSC, selected randomly in the surveyed area.

The results of indoor radon levels in these sites were found to vary from 233 Bq mP-3P to 1091Bq mP-3P,for CR39 and 249 Bq/mP3P to 1225 in LR-115 detector with average value for both detectors 386.5 Bq mP-3P.

The radon annual effective dose ranged from 1.60 mSv yP-1P to 9.12 mSv yP-1P .

The corresponding mean values of annual effective dose for the sites was 3.02 mSv yP-1P, indicates that the basements, storage areas and tunnels are safe occupancies.