Indoor radon in rural dwellings of the South-Pannonian region
| Autor: | Istvan Bikit, E. Hulber, Dušan Mrđa, Miroslav Veskovic, Nataša Todorović, Sofija Forkapić, Lj. Čonkić, E. Varga, Jaroslav Slivka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Rural Population
Yugoslavia chemistry.chemical_element Radon Radiation Dosage Risk Assessment Radiation Monitoring Risk Factors Activity concentration Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Health risk Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Mean value Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Sampling (statistics) General Medicine chemistry Air Pollutants Radioactive Air Pollution Indoor Environmental science Physical geography Geometric mean Rural population Urban environment |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 123:378-383 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/rpd/ncl156 |
| Popis: | The results of indoor radon survey in the South-Pannonian Province Vojvodina (Serbia and Montenegro) are presented. The sampling strategy was oriented towards suburban and urban regions in the Province. For the dwellings typical for such regions the geometric mean annual radon activity concentration of 76.1 Bq m(-3) is measured (1000 measurements). This result leads to the annual dose estimate of 4.3 mSv y(-1), which is above the recommended action limit of ICRP. For urban dwellings in Novi Sad (the Province capital), the annual mean value of 54 Bq m(-3) (220 measurements) is obtained. By comparison of these two results it is concluded that radon surveys based on measurements in urban environment may seriously underestimate the radon-related health risk. The elevated radon levels could not be explained by elevated uranium levels of surface soil. |
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