Radon and thoron exhalation rate, emanation factor and radioactivity risks of building materials of the Iberian Peninsula

Radon (222Rn) and thoron (220Rn) are radioactive gases emanating from geological materials. Inhalation of these gases is closely related to an increase in the probability of lung cancer if the levels are high. The majority of studies focus on radon, and the thoron is normally ignored because of its...

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Main Authors: Samuel Frutos-Puerto, Eduardo Pinilla-Gil, Eva Andrade, Mário Reis, María José Madruga, Conrado Miró Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10331.pdf