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Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol.11, no.3, pp.911-921, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Radon gas, which undergoes radioactive decay, can cause damage to the lung tissue
and lung cancer over time in indoor environments where it is inhaled. Radon gas
radioactivity concentrations were measured using CR-39 passive solid state nuclear
track detectors (SSNTD) in the basement and ground floor simultaneously in summer
and winter periods in 17 dwellings in Çanakkale Center and Kepez regions (Turkey).
Accordingly, an average of 163.67 Bq.m-3
in basements in summer, 63.26 Bq.m-3
in
ground floors in summer, 148.73 Bq.m-3
in basements in winter, and 77.57 Bq.m-3
in
ground floors in winter. In addition, annual effective dose equivalent (AEDE) values
and excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) parameters were calculated using radon
activity concentrations. Accordingly, the basement and mean AEDE values in the
summer period were found to be 4.52 µSv.y-1
and 1.59 µSv.y-1
, respectively. In
winter, it was found as 3.75 µSv.y-1
and 1.95 µSv.y-1
.