Influence of chimney effect on the radon effective dose of the lung simulated for radon prone areas of Ramsar in winter season

• Main Authors: Mehdipour, Lotf Ali, Saion, Elias, Abd. Aziz, Sidek, Mohamed Kamari, Halimah, Naseri, Mahmoud Goodarz, Shaari, Abdul Halim, Navasery, Manizheh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Organization of Scientific Research 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30410/1/Influence%20of%20chimney%20effect%20on%20the%20radon%20effective%20dose%20of%20the%20lung%20simulated%20for%20radon%20prone%20areas%20of%20Ramsar%20in%20winter%20season.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30410/; http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jap/pages/v4i4.html

One of the well-known radon prone areas of the world is Ramsar in Iran, which is surrounded by the Alborz Mountain in its southern part and Caspian Sea on the north. The annual effective dose in the district of Talesh-Mahalleh is higher than the annual dose limits for radiation workers. In this...