Assessment of Alpha Doses Received by Spa Workers Due to the Inhalation of 214 Po and 218 Po Radon Progeny.

In Morocco spas are more and more frequented by bathers for massages, body treatments, and aromatherapy and hair services, among others. Alpha-activities due to 222 Rn, 220 Rn and their progeny have been evaluated inside spa room atmospheres by means of a technique based on using two types of solid-state nuclear track detectors. 222 Rn and 220 Rn concentrations ranged between (67 ± 5 and 103 ± 7) Bq m -3 and (5.

Measurement of radon, thoron and their daughters in the air of marble factories and resulting alpha-radiation doses to the lung of workers.

Concentrations of radon (Rn) and thoron (Rn) were measured in the air of different marble factories by using a nuclear track technique. The influence of the marble dust nature and ventilation on radon and thoron concentrations was investigated. It was observed that measured radon and thoron concentration ranged from 310 to 903 Bq m and 6 to 48 Bq m, respectively.

222Rn, 220Rn and Their Progenies Measured in the Air of Different Dwellings and Workplaces and Resulting Alpha Radiation Doses to the Eyes of Individuals.

In order to assess radiation doses to the eyes of individuals, concentrations of Rn, Rn and their decay products were measured in different dwelling rooms, café rooms and vehicle repair shops by using two different types of solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs). The influence of building materials, pollution and ventilation rate on radon and thoron alpha-activities inside the studied locations has been investigated. A new dosimetric model was developed for evaluating radiation doses to the eyes of individuals due to alpha particles emitted by the radon and thoron series in the air of the studied dwelling rooms, café rooms, and vehicle repair shops.

Measurement of 238U and 232Th in Petrol, Gas-oil and Lubricant Samples by Using Nuclear Track Detectors and Resulting Radiation Doses to the Skin of Mechanic Workers.

Workers in repair shops of vehicles (cars, buses, truck, etc.) clean carburetors, check fuel distribution, and perform oil changes and greasing. To explore the exposure pathway of (238)U and (232)Th and its decay products to the skin of mechanic workers, these radionuclides were measured inside petrol, gas-oil, and lubricant material samples by means of CR-39 and LR-115 type II solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTDs), and corresponding annual committed equivalent doses to skin were determined.

Radon and Thoron Measured in Petrol and Gas-oil Exhaust Fumes by Using CR-39 and LR-115 II Nuclear Track Detectors: Radiation Doses to the Respiratory Tract of Mechanic Workers.

Mechanic workers are exposed to exhaust fumes when controlling vehicle engines in motion inside repair shops. To assess radiation doses due to radon short-lived progeny from the inhalation of exhaust fumes by mechanic workers, concentrations of these radionuclides were measured in petrol (gasoline) and gas-oil exhaust fumes by evaluating mean critical angles of etching of the CR-39 and LR-115 type II SSNTDs for alpha particles emitted by the radon and thoron decay series. Committed effective doses due to ²¹⁸Po and ²¹⁴Po short-lived radon decay products from the inhalation of petrol and gas-oil exhaust fumes by workers were evaluated.