Abstract

In the present work, activity concentrations of 222Rn in air and 222Rn and 226Ra in drinking water were measured in Damascus city covering its old and modern parts.It was found that the average air radon activity concentration in the old part was higher than in the modern part, and in drinking water, radon was found to be 60±3Bq/l, and less than 0.13Bq/l for radium, which were lower than the recommended levels set by WHO.

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