A pilot study on natural radioactivity in schools of south-east Italy

Indoor radon levels in schools of South-East Italy

“…Gamma dose rate was measured using TLD during the pilot study. More details can be found in Trevisi et al (2010). A summary of these data is given in Table 6.…”

Improved predictive mapping of indoor radon concentrations using ensemble regression trees based on automatic clustering of geological units

“…Furthermore, the ventilation and heating habits of people are an important factor of IRCs (Gunby et al, 1993). This leads to visible seasonal effects (Bossew and Lettner, 2007;Denman et al, 2007;GrovesKirkby et al, 2010;Singh et al, 2002;Trevisi et al, 2010). In winter time, buildings are generally less ventilated than in summer.…”

External radiation exposure of the Angolan population living in adobe houses

“…Amongst natural sources contributing to external exposures, terrestrial radionuclides and cosmic radiation are the biggest contributors [1,2]. Building materials also significantly contribute to the exposure of the population to natural radioactivity [3] as they contain terrestrial radionuclides. The main radionuclides responsible for terrestrial radiation are the members of the 238 U and 232 Th series together with 40 K [1,2].…”