Radon Level in Dwellings of Trabzon-Turkey

Abstract

In this study, the indoor radon levels have been determined in Trabzon in Eastern Blacksea of Turkey. There is no information about indoor radon concentrations in the dwellings of Trabzon so far. For this reason, passive solid state nuclear track dedectors (SSNTD type CR-39) were distributed to 97 randomly chosen houses in Trabzon. The average radon concentration was found to be 34.44 Bq m-3. The result have been compared with other indoor radon concentration measurements in different part of the world and also compared to international recommended values. This study is the part of the series of studies investigating the indoor radon concentrations in buildings of Turkey.