广州市民用建筑工程室内氡浓度水平与剂量估算

通过分析2003年广州市部分新建民用建筑工程室内氡浓度检测数据，评价了目前广州市新建民用建筑室内氡浓度的水平，并以此估算广州市居民的年平均有效剂量。结果表明，广州市民用建筑工程室内氡浓度算术平均值为60．5Bq／m^3。氡子体照射所致的人均年有效剂量，成人和儿童分别为1．67，2．34mSv，高于世界平均值(1．3mSv)。     

重庆雪玉洞氡浓度变化特征及其危害防护

利用 PRM-2100氡子体监测仪对重庆市丰都县雪玉洞氡子体平衡当量浓度进行连续12个月的监测。研究表明：（1）雪玉洞洞内氡子体平均平衡当量浓度为2135.7 Bq/m3;取平衡因子为0.5,则其平均氡浓度为4271.4 Bq/m3;（2）氡子体平衡当量浓度总体呈现出夏季高、冬季低及洞层越高,浓度越高的特点,而且氡子体平衡当量浓度变化与洞内温度变化相关性不明显,但与洞外的相关性则较强;（3）雪玉洞游客因吸入氡子体所致的年均有效剂量当量为0.02 mSv/a,只是联合国原子辐射效应科学委员会（UNSCEAR）估计的氡子体对公众产生危害的年有效剂量界限值（1.30 mSv/a）的1.54%,因此短时间游览对游客的健康不会产生影响。但是,由于洞穴讲解员、保安、拍照人员在洞内工作时间较长,接受氡子体照射的年均有效剂量当量分别为7.69 mSv/a、11.96 mSv/a、59.48 mSv/a,均高于UNSCEAR 的年有效剂量。因此,需要合理安排洞穴内工作人员工作时间和科学地制订出他们的年工作时间上限;加强氡危害相关知识的普及与洞穴工作人员的个人防护;在高氡浓度析出区域进行屏蔽防护或在适当位置安装空气净化器;与此同时,还要加强氡及其子体浓度的分析和监测等。     

某铀矿山废石堆场氡污染调查

通过对某铀矿山11个废石堆场氡析出率和大气氡浓度的测量及氡所致年有效剂量估算表明,该矿山正在使用的废石堆场氡析出率值均超出了国家规定的管理限值水平,只有退役治理后的废石堆场氡析出率在管理限值以内;矿山废石堆场产生的大气氡浓度值为72.35Bq/m3,其所致的年有效剂量值为0.69mSv。     

奥西耶克室内氡剂量评价

经过10年对3个不同测点氡季节性变化的调查，以及幼儿园，学校，防空掩蔽所和地窖氡浓度的测量后，对奥西耶克（东克罗地亚，130000户居民）的住宅（住宅建筑）进行了系统的室内氡测量，用LR－115固态径迹探测器在城镇48个测点上测量了室内氡，给出了算术平均值为71．6Bq.m^-3,标准偏差为44．0Bq,m^-3,和几何平均值为60．1Bq.m6-3，其冬浓度范围从22．7到186．5Bq.m^-3,由Radhome硅探测器进行的氡测量差异并不大，氡浓度的经验频率分布（分组宽度20Bq.m^-3)与x^2检验示出的理论对数正态分布相一致，氡图指指出了由地质土壤构造造成的氡浓度较高的区域（该城镇的中部）。上述提及住宅中氡及其子体的平衡因子为0．44，有些氡模型的有效剂量当量估计数接近2mSv.a^-1.     

大连市区地表天然放射性水平调查

利用ARD型γ能谱仪对辽宁省大连市区地表天然放射性核素²³⁸U、²³²Th、⁴⁰K含量进行了现场测量.调查结果显示,大连市区²³⁸U、²³²Th、⁴⁰K比活度平均值分别为23.09 Bq/kg（范围值1.24~151.91 Bq/kg）、18.99 Bq/kg（范围值0.41~92.57 Bq/kg）、386.39 Bq/kg（范围值31.30~1095.50 Bq/kg）,均显著低于全国和世界的平均值.在测得的²³⁸U、²³²Th、⁴⁰K含量基础上,计算了距地面1 m高处空气中γ辐射吸收剂量率、外照射指数、内照射指数和年有效剂量等参数,并据此对大连市区天然放射性水平进行了评价.空气中γ辐射吸收剂量率（Dr）平均值为39.04 nGy/h,远低于全国（81.5 nGy/h）和世界（80 nGy/h）平均水平.外照射指数、内照射指数平均值分别为0.23、0.12,均远小于国家对建筑材料外照射指数的限值1.年有效剂量为0.048 mSv,远低于世界年平均有效剂量（0.46 mSv）以及公众外照射年有效剂量（1.0 mSv）的限值.评价结果表明,大连市区地表天然放射性辐射处于安全的水平.     

引绰济辽工程文得根引水隧洞放射性调查评价

对长约70 km引水工程洞线上进行的地面伽马能谱测量、陆地伽马剂量率测量、土壤氡浓度测量、岩石表面氡析出率测量以及钻孔岩芯样品的放射性元素U、Ra、Th、K含量分析的综合放射性地质调查,并对获得的测量数据进行分析研究。结果表明,测区引水沿线地质体放射性核素当量含量平均值为：U 1.56×10-6,Th 14.12×10-6,K 2.16×10-2;钻孔岩芯放射性元素分析含量平均值为：U 32.34 Bq/kg,Ra 35.68 Bq/kg,Th 35.29 Bq/kg,K 865.65 Bq/kg。陆地伽马剂量率为90.42 nGy/h;土壤氡浓度平均值为4 272.1 Bq/m3;岩石表面析出率平均值为4.01×10-2 Bq/m2·s。根据测量结果,利用内照射和外照射辐射剂量计算了对施工人员造成的辐照剂量为0.759 mSv,低于国家对公众的剂量限值1 mSv/a,表明引水工程输水隧洞的施工在安全辐射范围内。     

乌鲁木齐某实验楼室内氡浓度测量及影响因素分析

对乌鲁木齐某实验楼室内氡浓度的测量结果表明,该实验楼室内氡浓度在39～137 Bq/m3,平均76.1 Bq/m3,吸入氡及其子体对相关人员的年均有效剂量为0.51～0.68 mSV,平均值为0.57 mSV,高于乌鲁木齐平均水平,推测与研究区活动断层出露有关。分析数据显示,研究区地下土体扩散氡对一层室内氡浓度影响较大,导致一层室内氡浓度较高,且室内氡浓度在一定程度上受到房屋朝向影响。并结合影响因素,有针对性的提出了预防和降低室内氡浓度的措施。     

四平市区土壤中氡的分布规律

在国内对测量天然条件下城市土壤中氡还为数不多的情况下，利用静态活性炭吸附法，对四平市区土壤中氡进行了测量，分析了四平土壤中氡的分布规律。区内土壤中氡浓度的变化范围为0.1-46.7Bq/l，个别点测值高出世界土壤中氡浓度平均值（7.4Bq/l)的8．6倍。根据土壤中镭的含量计算了空气中氡的变化规律，在距地表1m高的空气中氡浓度平均值为3.54Bq/l，此值在世界正常值范围（1－10Bq/l)内。     

北京广东典型地区室内氡气浓度与地质背景关系

为了解不同地质背景条件室内氡浓度水平,采用脉冲电离室测氡仪AlphaGUARD测量了北京广东不同地质背景典型测点的室内氡浓度,同时对广东某一测点进行了长期的室内氡监测。测量和研究结果表明：地表岩性是影响室内氡浓度高低的重要因素之一。地处花岗岩地区的建筑物内氡浓度高于其他岩性地区的室内氡浓度,广东室内氡水平明显高于北京地区,广东北京花岗岩地区的平均室内氡浓度分别为69.98 Bq/m^3和43.97 Bq/m^3,第四系覆盖地区的平均室内氡浓度分别为43.60 Bq/m^3和35.74 Bq/m^3。民用住宅卧室内的室内氡浓度略高于公共建筑物办公室内的室内氡浓度。因此,结合地质背景研究室内氡的水平与分布对指导开展室内氡调查中确定抽样方案、选择测点及进行区域尺度室内氡评价有重要的实用价值。     

北京西山地区岩溶洞穴氡浓度研究

对北京西山某岩溶洞穴1至4层进行了氡浓度测量,研究洞穴中氡浓度的变化特征,从时间和空间两个方面探讨其变化规律及其对人身体的危害。研究结果表明,天然溶洞在不同深度位置,氡浓度存在明显差异,随着深度的增加,氡浓度呈现线性的增长特征;溶洞内氡浓度在7、8、9月相对较高,平均浓度6123Bq/m~3,10、11、12月氡浓度较低,平均浓度2784Bq/m~3,呈现出季节性的变化特征,即夏季高而冬季低;溶洞内由氡及其子体所产生的年平均内照射剂量约为566 m Sv·a~(-1),超出国家规定公众年有效剂量的安全范围。建议对已经对公众开放的天然溶洞,进行氡浓度检测,采取有效的防氡降氡措施,减少氡及其子体的辐射,对人身体所产生的危害。     

Correlation of soil radon and uranium with indoor radon in the Albuquerque,New Mexico area

High indoor radon in approximately 30 percent of private dwellings in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area has been reported previously. The present study explains the areas of high indoor radon as a function of different soil and/or bedrock in the area. Soils were sampled during summer and winter periods using alpha track radon detectors. The values range from 40 to 890 pCi/I air at a depth of 38 cm. The gross mean average is 360 pCi/I for the area for summer readings and 200 pCi/I for winter readings; both values are well over the average U.S. soil radon values of approximately 100 pCi/I. Analyses of soil uranium show a range in values of 1–6 ppm, with a mean of 3.1 ppm. Thorium values range from 3.3 to 28.8 ppm, and Th/U ratios range from 2.9 to 4.6.These values for U, Th, and Th/U suggest that soil U and Th are close to the values reported for the Sandia granite, the source of most of the pediment on which Albuquerque is built. Soil infiltration rates range from ~6 × 10^–4 to 4.5 × 10^–3 cm/sec for the samples, and soil moisture content ranges from 1.4 to 7.2 percent. A fair correlation of summer soil radon with infiltration rate is noted. Correlation of soil radon with moisture content and/or with percent silt, silt + clay, clay size fraction material is not established by this study. Soil radon values do correlate with regions in the Albuquerque area where high indoor radon is common. A better correlation of high indoor radon values with soils developed immediately over bedrock is observed. Furthermore, all values of average soil and indoor radon increase significantly with proximity of the stations to the Sandia Mountains. Soil uranium also shows this trend. The data argue that regions of potentially high radon can thus be identified.     

The indoor radon problem: Studies in the Albuquerque,New Mexico area

Radon buildup in homes is now recognized throughout the world as a potentially major health hazard. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate 8,000–30,000 fatalities per year in the United States due to indoor radon. The Albuquerque, New Mexico area was chosen for study because it is representative of metropolitan areas in the southwestern United States where slightly uraniferous source rocks (Sandia granite) have provided the very immature soil for much of the area. The granite contains 4.7 ppm U, and limestone capping the granite 5.7 ppm U. Soils in the area average 4.24 ppm U, and Th/U ratios average 3.2. These data suggest some removal of U from the source rocks, but fixation of the U in the soils (that is, as opposed to widespread removal of the U by solution), thus providing a ready source for soil radon. A pilot study of soil radon in the area in winter of 1983–1984 shows high values, 180 pCi/l, relative to the U.S. average (about 100 pCi/l). In the winter of 1986–1987, 180 dwellings were surveyed for their indoor radon levels, including 20 that had been surveyed in summer of 1986. Twenty-eight percent of those in the winter study yielded indoor radon above the EPA suggested maximum permissible level of 4 pCi/l air, well above the EPA estimate of 10–15 dwellings for the U.S. The indoor radon levels show positive correlation with closeness to the Sandia Mountains, to soil radon, to excess insulation, to homes with solar capacities, and other factors. Building materials may provide a very minor source of some indoor radon. Summer readings are lower than winter readings except when the houses possess refrigerated air conditioning.     

中国高本底城市的土壤氡水平及分布

在广东珠海地区采用便携式半导体测氡仪进行了大比例尺土壤氡浓度调查,测点数469个,面积大于100km2。珠海地区地下0.6 m处的平均土壤氡浓度为55.94±58.54 kBq/m3,其中在珠海斗门的第四纪沉积物地区、沉积物和风化花岗岩混合地区,以及风化花岗岩地区的土壤氡浓度分别是7.14±8.75,37.64±25.92和151.25±196.23 kBq/m3。高氡潜势区主要分布在黑云母花岗岩、风化花岗岩地区和新的工业开发区,且表现出与当地岩性密切相关。城市化和工业化改变了原有的天然辐射背景。珠海市区的平均土壤氡浓度分别为广州、泉州和晋江市平均值的8.3倍和15倍。研究结果表明：珠海是一个氡潜势较高的区域,需要进一步开展辐射防护目的的氡测量。     

Assessment of radiation hazards due to the concentration of natural radionuclides in the environment

A study of natural radionuclides and radon concentration of Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh, India is carried out using various methodologies. The activity concentration of the natural radionuclides viz. ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K is measured using high-resolution-based HPGe detector. Indoor radon measurements in the dwellings of Hamirpur district is carried out using LR-115 type II cellulose nitrate films in the bare mode. The average activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K are 35.58, 54.95 and 580.58 Bq kg^?1, respectively. The annual average indoor radon value in the study area varies from 173.90 to 198.25 Bq m^?3, which is well within the recommended action level given by International Commission on Radiological Protection. The indoor radon values obtained in the present investigation are higher than the world average of 40 Bq m^?3. Radon concentration in water samples is measured using RAD7, an active radon detector. The annual effective dose for stomach and lung is determined from the measured value of radon concentration in water. To assess the radiation hazard of the natural radioactivity in all samples to the people, the radium equivalent activity, external hazard index, lifetime fatality risk, absorbed dose rate and total annual effective dose is estimated. The results signify that the studied area does not possess any radiation hazards due to the presence of natural radioactivity concentration.     

Geological and geochemical factors affecting radon concentrations in dwellings located on permeable glacial sediments—a case study from Kinsarvik,Norway

In 1996–1997, indoor radon values of more than 40,000 Bq/m³ and large seasonal and geographical variations in indoor air radon were reported from a residential area located on a highly permeable ice-marginal deposit. Geochemical analyses of bedrock, groundwater and sediments and comparisons between indoor radon values and soil radon values indicate that the indoor radon concentrations in this area are strongly affected by subterranean airflows caused by temperature differences between soil air and atmospheric air. The airflows concentrate the radon-laden soil air towards the topographic highest part of the deposit in winter and towards the topographic lowest part in summer. In areas where subterranean airflows are likely to occur, radon measurements performed both in summer and in winter provide the best estimate of annual average indoor radon concentrations, and assessments of indoor radon concentrations based on single soil gas measurements are not recommended.     

四川阿坝土壤与空气中氡气浓度及分布调查

采用IED-3000R轻便型测氡仪,对四川阿坝地区土壤、空气中的氡气浓度开展初步调查。结果表明：(1)测区空气中氡气浓度较高,均在平均值185 Bq/m3附近;(2)所测得土壤的氡气浓度范围为2 736～93 486 Bq/m3,平均值为26 021 Bq/m3,远远高于全国城市土壤中氡气浓度7 300 Bq/m3的平均值,同时在156个土壤氡气浓度被测点中共有91个测点氡气浓度值超过20 000 Bq/m3,而按照国家标准,对于民用建筑工程土壤中氡气浓度超过20 000 Bq/m3要进行不同程度的防氡工程;(3)地质环境、土壤松散度、岩土性质、土壤含水率为影响阿坝地区土壤氡气浓度的主要因素。     

龙泉山断裂带隐伏断层氡气特征及其活动性分析

龙泉山断裂构造带作为龙门山推覆带的前陆隆起,严格控制了成都平原东边界,其活动性历来受到人们的关注。通过对龙泉山断裂带的氡气进行测量,可以有效地判断隐伏断层的位置及其活动性。测量结果显示,龙泉山断裂带北段东坡活动性强于西坡,主断层的活动性明显强于边缘隐伏断层,4条断层的活动性由强到弱依次为合兴场断层红花塘断层龙泉驿断层松林场断层。龙泉山断裂带同一条断层在地表由多个破碎带组成,其氡气异常特征与断层活动性和破碎带特征呈正相关性,即断层活动性越强,氡气异常特征越显著。龙泉山断裂带氡气平均异常浓度是背景值的9.6倍,将各异常带峰值浓度与背景值进行对比分析,大致归纳出了龙泉山地区隐伏断层活动性的相对判别标准。     

Radon soil–gas as a geological mapping tool: case study from basement complex of Nigeria

In an effort to quantify the geogenic radon soil–gas potential and appraise the use of radon technique as a geological mapping tool in a crystalline basement rock terrain of Ile–Ife Nigeria, radon measurement concentration were made using a radon detector instrument (EDA RD-200) that measures radon isotopes by a scintillator cell coupled to a photomultiplier tube. The data were collected from soils derived from three different lithologic rock units. The observed values were then correlated with the geology of the area. Significant differences in the radon soil–gas concentrations among the three geologic units were observed. Granite gneiss has the highest concentration, followed by grey gneiss and mica schist in that order. The geometric mean (GM) concentration of radon-222 measured in soils directly overlying the three different rock types were 301.4 pCi/l for granite gneiss, 202.8 pCi/l for the grey gneiss, and 199.4 pCi/l for mica schist. Conversely, the average values for radon-220 averaged 1510.0, 815.4, and 733.0 pCi/l for granite gneiss, grey gneiss, and mica schist rocks, respectively. Statistical t test (α=0.05) results indicated that there was no significant difference in the geometric mean of radon soil–gas measured between low and medium potential zones. However, significant differences were found between the low and high radon potential zones, and between the medium and high zones. The low concentrations of radon soil–gas emission observed in this study is explained in terms of the seasonal variation due to thermal convection fluid movement, while the radon concentrations were found to be controlled by the lithology and geochemistry of the underlying bedrock.