일부 생활용품에서 발생한 공기 중 라돈과 토론의 특성 및 연간 유효선량 추정

• 영문명: Effective Doses Estimated According to Characteristics of Airborne Radon and Thoron Levels Generated from Some Household Products
• 발행기관: 한국환경보건학회
• 저자명: 박동욱(Dong-Uk Park) 이성진(Seongjin Yi) 김소연(So-Yeon Kim) 곽현석(Hyunseok Kwak) 이승희(Seunghee Lee) 박지훈(Jihoon Park)
• 간행물 정보: 『1. 한국환경보건학회지』제45권 제2호, 99~112쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 환경공학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.04.30

영문 초록

Objective: This study aims to analyze the characteristics of airborne radon and thoron level (Bq/m³) generated from household products containing monazites, and estimate the effective doses (mSv/yr). Method: Radon & Thoron detector EQF3220 was used to monitor real-time airborne radon and thoron level (Bq/m³), and their daughters (Bq/m³) were recorded every two hours. Effective doses (mSv/yr) for radon and thoron were estimated according to models developed by International Commission on Radiological Protection(ICRP) and United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). Results: The average levels of radon and thoron were 87.8 Bq/m³ (range; 20.8-156.3 Bq/m³) and 1,347.5 Bq/m³ (range; 4-5,839.7 Bq/m³), respectively. The average equilibrium factors (F) were 0.23 and 0.007, respectively. The levels of radon progeny were far higher than that thoron. Latex mattress showed the highest F (0.38). The average effective doses were estimated to be ICRP (1.9 mSv/yr) and UNSCER (1.3 mSv/yr) for radon and UNSCEAR (1.6 mSv/yr) for thoron. Conclusions: Our results have far exceeded the allowable effective dose for general population (1 mSv/yr). The government’s actions such as the ban of use of consumer products containing monazite and the establishment of surveillance system to evaluate health effects for the people affected should be taken as early as possible.

목차

I. 서 론

II. 연구 대상 및 방법

III. 결 과

IV. 고 찰

V. 결 론

키워드

Radon Thoron Monazite Effective dose