Assessment of Seasonal Radon Concentration in Dwellings and Soils in Selected Areas in Ga East, Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Table 1

Radon concentrations and corresponding mean and annual effective dose to the lungs in the study areas.

Location	^222Rn con. Wet season (Bqm^−3)		Mean (Bqm^−3)	Annual effective dose (mSvy^−1)	Annual effective dose to lungs (mSvy^−1)	222Rn con. Dry season (Bqm−3)		Mean (Bqm−3)	Annual effective dose (mSvy^−1)	Annual effective dose to lungs (mSvy−1)
	Min	Max				Min	Max
Kwabenya	87.4 ± 4.4	334.1 ± 16.7	165.1 ± 8.3	4.1 ± 4.4	9.8 ± 0.8	42.8 ± 2.1	124.1 ± 6.2	77.1 ± 3.8	1.9 ± 1.3	4.6 ± 0.2
Paraku Estate	53.4 ± 2.7	229.2 ± 11.5	115.9 ± 5.8	2.9 ± 2.9	6.9 ± 0.4	51.3 ± 3.5	117.2 ± 5.9	66.1 ± 3.7	1.8 ± 0.9	3.8 ± 0.2
Dome	75.7 ± 3.8	177.4 ± 8.9	119.3 ± 5.9	3.0 ± 2.2	47.6 ± 2.4	184.6 ± 3.4	73.1 ± 0.3.3	1.6 ± 0.6	4.3 ± 0.2