Indoor Air Radon study in different local houses in and around Susunia hill area, Bankura District of West Bengal, India

Indoor Air Radon study in different local houses in and around Susunia hill area, Bankura District of West Bengal, India | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Indoor Air Radon study in different local houses in and around Susunia hill area, Bankura District of West Bengal, India Mahasin Gazi, Arindam Kumar Naskar, Argha Deb This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9117032/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract A preliminary survey was conducted to assess indoor air radon concentrations in 70 living rooms across various houses located in and around the Susunia hill region of Bankura district, West Bengal, India. Measurements were carried out using an AlphaGUARD portable radon monitor. Among the surveyed dwellings, 89% were mud houses and 11% were brick houses. The indoor radon concentrations ranged from 24 to 239.7 Bq/m³, with an overall mean of 77.5 ± 5.5 Bq/m³. The average radon concentration in mud houses (80.8 ± 6.1 Bq/m³) was notably higher than that in brick houses (51.7 ± 3.6 Bq/m³). Approximately 27% and 10% of the measured rooms exceeded the reference levels of 100 Bq/m³ (by the WHO, IAEA) and 148 Bq/m³ (by the USEPA and EU) respectively. Various physical characteristics of the dwellings were recorded to investigate potential factors contributing to the observed variations in radon levels. Additionally, correlations between indoor radon concentrations and meteorological parameters such as air pressure, humidity, and temperature were analyzed. The annual effective dose and excess lifetime cancer risk for the residents were also estimated for infants, children, adult male and female using established UNSCEAR 2019 model. The findings indicate the need for further comprehensive studies and potential mitigation strategies in radon-prone areas of the region. Air radon level Bankura district AlphaGUARD Seasonal Effective Radon Dose Health Risk Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 14 May, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 25 Mar, 2026 Editor invited by journal 20 Mar, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 17 Mar, 2026 First submitted to journal 13 Mar, 2026 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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