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Simultaneous measurements of indoor radon and thoron and inhalation dose assessment in Douala City, Cameroon

Takoukam Soh Serge DidierNuclear Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon;Nuclear Technology Section, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, Yaoundé, CameroonView further author information
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SaïdouNuclear Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon;Nuclear Technology Section, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, Yaoundé, CameroonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shinji TokonamiDepartment of Radiation Physics, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, JapanView further author information
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Masahiro HosodaDepartment of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, Aomori, JapanView further author information
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Takahito SuzukiDepartment of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, Aomori, JapanView further author information
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Hiromi KudoDepartment of Radiation Science, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki City, Aomori, JapanView further author information
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Oumarou BoubaNuclear Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonView further author information
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Pages 499-510 | Received 31 Dec 2018, Accepted 13 Jul 2019, Published online: 09 Aug 2019

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Serge Mbida Mbembe, Bertrand Akamba Mbembe, André Manga, Patrice Ele Abiama, Saidou, Philippe Ondo Meye, Pierre Owono Ateba & Germain Hubert Ben–Bolie. (2023) Indoor radon, external dose rate and assessment of lung cancer risk in dwellings: the case of Ebolowa town, Southern Cameroon. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 103:17, pages 5957-5973.
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Adil M. Hussein, Kamal O. Abdullah, Aziz H. Fattah & Ranjdar R. Mohammed-Ali. (2023) Estimating atmospheric radon deviation using statistical coefficients: Sulaymaniyah city, Iraq, as a case of study. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 59:2, pages 202-215.
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Léonard Boris Djeufack, Laurelle Tsafack Kendjou, Guillaume Samuel Bineng, Oumar Bobbo Modibo, Hamadou Yerima Abba, Saïdou & Mikhail Zhukovsky. (2022) Study of correlation between radon (222Rn) gas in soil and indoor radon with dose assessment in the bauxite bearing area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 0:0, pages 1-21.
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Sadjo, Takoukam Soh Serge Didier, Hamadou Yerima Abba, Vaskanglang Valentin, Saïdou & Mohamadou Alidou. (2022) Soil gas radon, indoor radon and its diurnal variation in the northern region of Cameroon. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 58:4-6, pages 402-419.
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Atangana Bingana Martin Serge, Takoukam Soh Serge Didier, Bineng Guillaume Samuel, Chutima Kranrod, Yasutaka Omori, Masahiro Hosoda, Saïdou & Shinji Tokonami. (2023) Assessment of Radiological Risks due to Indoor Radon, Thoron and Progeny, and Soil Gas Radon in Thorium-Bearing Areas of the Centre and South Regions of Cameroon. Atmosphere 14:12, pages 1708.
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Soumayah Bachirou, Saïdou, Chutima Kranrod, Joseph Emmanuel Ndjana Nkoulou II, Daniel Bongue, Hamadou Yerima Abba, Masahiro Hosoda, Moise Godfroy Kwato Njock & Shinji Tokonami. (2023) Mapping in a radon-prone area in Adamawa region, Cameroon, by measurement of radon activity concentration in soil. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics 62:4, pages 427-439.
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Saïdou, Shinji Tokonami, Masahiro Hosoda, Augustin Simo, Joseph Victor Hell, Olga German & Esmel Gislere Oscar Meless. (2022) From Radon and Thoron Measurements, Inhalation Dose Assessment to National Regulation and Radon Action Plan in Cameroon. Journal of Radiation Protection and Research 47:4, pages 237-245.
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Koyang François, Awe Richard, Bineng Guillaume Samuel, Ndimantchi Ayoba, Hamadou Yerima Abba, Saïdou & Ben-Bolie Germain Hubert. (2022) Assessment of Natural Radiation Exposure Due to 222Rn and External Radiation Sources: Case of the Far North, Cameroon. Health Physics 123:6, pages 444-456.
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Léonard Boris Djeufack, Guillaume Samuel Bineng, Oumar Bobbo Modibo, Joseph Emmanuel Ndjana NkoulouIIII & Saïdou. (2022) Correlation between Ground 222Rn and 226Ra and Long-Term Risk Assessment at the at the Bauxite Bearing Area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon. Radiation 2:4, pages 387-404.
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Amit Kumar Singla, Sandeep Kansal & Rohit Mehra. (2021) Dose distribution to individual tissues and organs due to exposure of alpha energies from radon and thoron to local population of Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, India. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 327:3, pages 1073-1085.
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Saïdou, Oumar Bobbo Modibo, Ndjana Nkoulou II Joseph Emmanuel, Olga German, Kountchou Noube Michaux & Hamadou Yerima Abba. (2020) Indoor Radon Measurements Using Radon Track Detectors and Electret Ionization Chambers in the Bauxite-Bearing Areas of Southern Adamawa, Cameroon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17:18, pages 6776.
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