RadioLab project: knowledge of radon gas in Italy.

Autor: Ambrosino F; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy. fabrizio.ambrosino@unina.it.; Department of Physics 'Ettore Pancini', University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy. fabrizio.ambrosino@unina.it., La Verde G; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy.; Department of Physics 'Ettore Pancini', University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy., Colucci M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Milano Section, Milan, Italy.; Department of Physics Aldo Pontremoli, University of Milano, Milan, Italy., Fanti V; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cagliari Section, Cagliari, Italy.; Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy., Barrale D; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cagliari Section, Cagliari, Italy.; Department of Physics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy., Caciolli A; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Padova Section, Padua, Italy.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padua, Italy., Hemmer S; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Padova Section, Padua, Italy., De Giorgi ML; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy., Ventura A; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lecce Section, Lecce, Italy., Immè J; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Catania Section, Catania, Italy., Pagano A; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Catania Section, Catania, Italy., Budinich M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Trieste Section, Trieste, Italy., Vascotto M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Trieste Section, Trieste, Italy., Montalbano V; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Pisa Section, Pisa, Italy.; Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, Italy., Capua M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cosenza Section, Cosenza, Italy.; Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Calabria, Italy., Tucci R; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cosenza Section, Cosenza, Italy., Chiosso M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Torino Section, Turin, Italy.; Department of Physics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy., Visca L; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Torino Section, Turin, Italy.; Department of Physics, University of Torino, Turin, Italy., Groppi F; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Milano Section, Milan, Italy.; Department of Physics Aldo Pontremoli, University of Milano, Milan, Italy., Pugliese M; INFN-National Institute of Nuclear Physics, Napoli Section, Naples, Italy.; Department of Physics 'Ettore Pancini', University of Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Jan 12; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 1224. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45809-6
Abstrakt: RadioLab is an Italian project, addressed to school-age people, and designed for the dissemination of scientific culture on the theme of environmental radioactivity, with particular regards to the importance of knowledge of radon gas exposure. The project is a nationwide initiative promoted by the National Institute of Nuclear Physics- INFN. First tool used by the project, and of immediate impact to assess the public awareness on radon, is the administration of the survey "do you know the radon gas?". In the survey, together with the knowledge of radon and of its sources, information on personal, cultural and territorial details regarding the interviewees are also taken. Reasonably, the survey invests not only young people, but also their relatives, school workers and, gradually, the public. The survey is administrated during exhibitions or outreach events devoted to schools, but also open to the public. The survey is in dual form: printed and online. The online mode clearly leads RadioLab project even outside the school environment. Based on the results of the survey, several statistical analyses have been performed and many conclusions are drawn about the knowledge of the population on the radon risk. The RadioLab benefit and the requirement to carry on the project goals, spreading awareness of environmental radioactivity from radon, emerge. The dataset involves all twenty Italian regions and consists of 28,612 entries covering the 5-year period 2018-2022.
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