Seasonal indoor radon studies in buildings of Accra Metropolis of Greater Accra region of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOtoo, F.
dc.contributor.authorDarko, E.O.
dc.contributor.authorGaravaglia, M.
dc.contributor.authorGiovani, C.
dc.contributor.authorPividore, S.
dc.contributor.authorAndam, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorAmoako, J.K.
dc.contributor.authorAdukpo, O.K.
dc.contributor.authorTandoh, J.B.
dc.contributor.authorInkoom, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-24T11:45:02Z
dc.date.available2019-07-24T11:45:02Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.description.abstractIndoor radon concentration for annual, rainy and dry season have been studied in 228 buildings which includes bedroom, kitchen, sitting room, laboratories and offices in Accra metropolis of Greater Accra of Ghana. The passive radon CR-39 SSNTD was used for this study. The cumulative frequency distribution, normalizing Q-Q plots, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk statistical test showed that the result of both workplaces and dwellings are not normally distributed. The strong positive correlation between the two seasons occurred at 95% confidence level with 2 tailed. The rainy season recorded highest coefficient variation of r2 = 0.982. Statistical analysis of median (39.3), AM (103.4), GM (57.9) and GSD (3.2) for rainy season were greater than that of the dry season of median (26.9), AM (88.2), GM (49.2) and GSD (2.8) respectively. Rainy season was found to contain high radon concentrations than the dry season for all the studied locations. In general, workplace had radon concentration far greater than dwellings. The results obtained from this study ranged between 13.6 to 533.7 Bq/m3, out of which 9.6%, 12.7% and 3.5% were found to be greater than action levels proposed by WHO, EC and ICRP.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2018023
dc.identifier.otherVolume 53, Number 3, pp 199 - 206
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/31720
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRadioprotectionen_US
dc.subjectCR-39en_US
dc.subjectIndoor radonen_US
dc.subjectWorkplaceen_US
dc.subjectDwellingsen_US
dc.titleSeasonal indoor radon studies in buildings of Accra Metropolis of Greater Accra region of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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