@article{pmc2022811,
author={{Jean-Christophe, Gbale Gba Kouekado and Alfred, Agbo Djama Djoman and Koudou, Djagouri and Antonin, Koua Aka and Alain, Monnehan Georges},
title={Assessment of Radon Concentration in Tobacco of Some Brands Cigarette Sold in C?te d'Ivoire},
journal={Physics and Materials Chemistry},
volume={8},
number={1},
pages={1--6},
year={2022},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/pmc/8/1/1},
issn={2372-7101},
abstract={This work deals with the detection and measurement of radon, a radioactive gas, in the tobacco of nine brands of cigarettes sold in C?te d'Ivoire. The measurements were carried out using Solid State Nuclear Tracks Detectors (SSNTD), LR 115 type 2. The activity concentration varies from 31 ¡À 2 Bq/m<SUP>3</SUP> to 44 ¡À 2 Bq/m<SUP>3</SUP> with an average of 37 ¡À 2 Bq/m<SUP>3</SUP>. The corresponding annual effective dose ranges from 0.78 ¡À 0.05 mSv/y to 1.10 ¡À 0.06 mSv/y with an average of 0.94 ¡À 0.05 mSv/year. Results showed that only three out of nine cigarette brands studied had annual effective doses greater than 1 mSv/year. On the other hand, the average of all these different brands is below this public dose limit recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. About the Potential Alpha Activity, it varies from 3.35 mWL to 4.72 mWL with an average of 4.02 mWL. The risk of lung cancer per million inhabitants ranges from 14 to 20 people per million.},
doi={10.12691/pmc-8-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}