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Radon Concentration in Various Indoor Environment and Effective Dose by Inhabitants in Korea

국내 다양한 실내환경에서 라돈농도 및 거주자의 실효선량 평가

  • Lee, Cheol-Min (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon-Shin (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Roh, Young-Man (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Ki-Youn (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyung-Jin (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Cheol (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 이철민 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소) ;
  • 김윤신 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소) ;
  • 노영만 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소) ;
  • 김기연 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소) ;
  • 전형진 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소) ;
  • 김종철 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학 연구소)
  • Published : 2007.08.30
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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 $50.17{\pm}4.08\;Bq/m^3$ (95% CI : $42.17{\sim}58.17\;Bq/m^3$) 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 ($148\;Bq/m^3)$ 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.

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