Abstract
During the winter, in the industry region (Shaikh Omer) and by applying a passive radon detector (CR-39), lung cancer risk has been measured in twelve rooms of different workshops of two old factories in this site. The radon concentration is ranged from (123.345 Bq/m3) to (328.985 Bq/m3) with an average of (244.19±61.52 Bq/m3). Lung cancer risk ranged from 55.993 to 149.346 per million people and with an average of (110.855 per million people) which were lower than the recommended values (170-230 per million people), so there was no cancer risk on workers in these locations.
Highlights
Radon is found in all types of soils and rocks in concentration that varies from region to region and during the seasons. when gas is sent out from the soil, it spreads in the open air at small speed and safe due to its half-life
Radiation) consider that radon contributes 55% of the average annual dose per capita from natural sources
The results of radon health effects (AED, lung cancer risk (LCR) and Exposure to Radon Progeny (EP)) were all within the acceptable limits given by ICRP, 2009
Summary
Study of Lung Cancer Hazard Due to Radiate Radon Gas for Two Factories in Industrial Region (Shaikh Omar) of Baghdad Governorate. Article history: Received 25 December 2020, Accepted 20 February 2020, Published October 2020
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