|
KMID : 1156220070330040264
|
|
Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2007 Volume.33 No. 4 p.264 ~ p.275
|
|
|
Radon Concentration in Various Indoor Environment and Effective Dose by Inhabitants in Korea
|
|
Lee Cheol-Min
Roh Young-Man
Kim Jong-Cheol
Kim Yoon-Shin
Jun Hyung-Jin
Kim Ki-Youn
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
The objective of this study was to offer basic and scientific data for decision-making of policy for improvement and management of radon, natural radiation gas, in Korea and to form the foundation of radon related international cooperation. Therefore, this study collected and re-analysed the articles on exposure of radon in various indoor environment in journals related environment in Korea since 1980 and estimated the annual exposure dose and effective dose by exposure of radon received by inhabitants in them. The highest pooled average radon concentration of 50.17 ± 4.08 Bq/㎥ (95% CI : 42.17~58.17 Bq/㎥) was found in dwelling house among various indoor environment. All of pooled average radon concentration estimated in this study showed lower than the guideline concentration (148 Bq/㎥) of US EPA and the Korean Ministry of Environment. The annual effective dose received by inhabitants in various indoor environment was estimated 1.071 mSv/yr. That is equal to annual effective dose (1.0 mSv/yr) by exposure of radon estimated by UNSCEAR.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
radon, various indoor environment, pooled meand concentration, effective dose
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|