ESTIMATION OF CONCENTRATION OF RADON, THORON AND THEIR DAUGHTER PRODUCTS IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSES OF SHAHJAHANPUR AND HARDOI

Uranium is a naturally occurring radioactive element present in trace amount throughout the earth's crust. Radon is a progeny of uranium decay series formed from the radioactive decay of radium in the ground water, soil, environment, oil and gas deposits. The lung cancer risk depends on the above recommendation level concentration of radon, thoron and their decay product in the air.The measurement of indoor radon and thoron decay product concentration in houses of Shahjahanpur and Hardoi have been carried out using deposition based direct radon progeny sensors (DRPS) and direct thoron progeny sensors (DTPS) technique. The concentration of radon and thoron is observed to be higher in mud houses as compared to the cemented houses