The effect of face masks on the filtration rate of Radon (222Rn) gas and its progeny in breathing air

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dc.contributor.authorAbbasi, Akbar
dc.contributor.authorTulucu, Fadime
dc.contributor.authorAlmousa, Nouf
dc.contributor.authorMirekhtiary, Fatemeh
dc.contributor.authorZakaly, Hesham M. H.
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-06T18:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentDoğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe blocking effect of Rn-222 gas and its progeny by various face masks has been determined using a measurement system with a parallel AlphaGUARD detector. The theoretical approach of diffusion rate for different particle sizes was calculated. The filtering effect of the different masks followed the order N99 > surgical > N95 > double cloth > double cellulose > cloth > cellulose masks, respectively. Overall the blocking effect percentage ranged between 7.65 and 22.66%. The study indicated that the effect of a mask with high quality in filtering the gas of Rn-222 and its decay products is more than the double-layer masks.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author is grateful to Princess Norah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R111), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [PNURSP2023R111]; Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author is grateful to Princess Norah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R111), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10967-023-09209-4
dc.identifier.endpage5022
dc.identifier.issn0236-5731
dc.identifier.issn1588-2780
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4664-3744
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85174909062
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage5017
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09209-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11129/11848
dc.identifier.volume332
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001094100600003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260204
dc.subjectRn-222
dc.subjectMask
dc.subjectBlocking effect
dc.subjectDiffusion rate
dc.subjectParticle size
dc.titleThe effect of face masks on the filtration rate of Radon (222Rn) gas and its progeny in breathing air
dc.typeArticle

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