Indoor radon and thoron concentrations in some towns of central and South Serbia

Vučković, Biljana; Gulan, Ljiljana; Milenkovic, Biljana; Stajic, Jelena M.; Milic, Gordana

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.053

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“…The results of the study performed by Yarahmadi et al in Shiraz in 2015 demonstrated that the mean radon concentration in residential houses was 57.6 ± 33.06 Bq/m 3 and 5.4% of the houses had a concentration above the WHO's recommended value [13]. Vuckovic et al also conducted a study in Serbia and reported that the average indoor radon concentration was 82 Bq/m 3 [23]. Results of study conducted by Bekteshi et al showed that radon concentration ranged from 54 to 691 Bq/m 3 in Trepça underground mines [24].…”

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Indoor radon concentrations in residential houses, processing factories, and mines in Neyriz, Iran

Shahsavani

Shamsedini

Tabatabaei

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J Environ Health Sci Engineer

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Purpose This study aimed to determine radon concentrations in mines, stone processing factories, residential houses, and public areas, as well as calculating its effective dose in Neyriz, Iran. Method A total of 74 alpha Track detectors (CR-39 detector) were installed at the desired locations based on the US-EPA's protocol. After 3 months the detectors were collected and delivered to a Radon Reference Laboratory for analyzing. Results Mean ± SD, minimum and maximum radon concentrations in the sampling buildings were 29.93 ± 12.63, 10.33, and 66.76 Bq/m 3 , respectively. The effective annual dose was calculated to be 0.75 mSv/year, which was lower than the recommended value. Significant positive correlations were found between radon concentrations and some studied variables including smoking cigarettes, number of cigarettes smoked, duration of smoking, building's age, number of floors, having cracks, use of colors in the building, use of ceramic for flooring, use of stone for flooring, and gas consumption. The number of cigarettes smoked by the residents was the most important predictor of radon concentrations. Radon concentrations were lower than standard values in all sampling locations. Conclusion It is necessary to conduct further studies in the field of regional geology and determine the sources that release radon in these areas to prevent further increases in radon concentration due to the proximity and plurality of mines and factories.

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confidence: 98%

Indoor radon concentrations in residential houses, processing factories, and mines in Neyriz, Iran

Shahsavani

Shamsedini

Tabatabaei

et al. 2019

J Environ Health Sci Engineer

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“…According to Article 1 of the abovementioned Directive, its aim is to establish uniform basic safety standards for the protection of the health of individuals subject to occupational, medical, and public exposures from the dangers arising from ionizing radiation. Although radon measurements and human health protection programs already have a long history in some countries (for example, Sweden has had mandatory radon protection measures since the 1980s [28]), in other European countries (like Romania), research focused on radon measurements and the creation of radon maps is relatively recent [2,29], and, in this context, attitude studies, such as the present one, are relevant and useful.…”

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confidence: 88%

Setting the Scene for a Healthier Indoor Living Environment: Citizens’ Knowledge, Awareness, and Habits Related to Residential Radon Exposure in Romania

Petrescu

Petrescu-Mag

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The present research is based on the premise that people perceive radiation risks in different ways, depending on their cultural background, information exposure, economic level, and educational status, which are specific to each country. The main objective was to assess and report, for the first time, the Romanians' attitude (perceptions, knowledge, and behaviors) related to residential radon, in order to contribute to the creation of a healthier living environment. A convenience sample of 229 people from different parts of Romania, including radon prone areas, was used. Results profiled a population vulnerable to radon threats from the perspective of their awareness and perceptions. Thus, study results showed that most participants did not perceive the risk generated by radon exposure as significant to their health; only 13.1% of interviewed people considered the danger to their health as "high" or "very high". Additionally, it was found that awareness of radon itself was low: 62.4% of the sample did not know what radon was. From a practical perspective, the study shows that in Romania, increasing awareness, through the provision of valid information, should be a major objective of strategies that aim to reduce radon exposure. The present study takes a bottom-up perspective by assessing Romanian citizens' attitudes toward radon. Therefore, it compensates for a gap in the behavioral studies literature by providing practical support for radon risk mitigation and creating the premises for a healthier living environment.

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“…Soil gas radon can enter buildings through cracks by pressure-driven mechanism. The relatively long half-life allo ws it enough time to transport and homogenous mixing in a room (UNSCEAR, 2006;Gu lan, 2015;Vuckovic et al, 2016). Radon exhalation fro m the soil depends on several factors: concentrations of radium in soil, permeab ility and mo isture of soil, state of vegetation cover, weather conditions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Second method which allows long time measurements (fro m 1 month to 1 year) is more s uitable. Some recent large-scale surveys in Balkan region were performed with passive monitoring devices (Kavasi et al, 2007;Forkapic et al, 2007;Žunić et al, 2010;Milić et al, 2011;Stojanovska et al, 2012;Gu lan et al, 2012;Gu lan et al, 2013;Gulan, 2015;Vuckovic et al, 2016).…”

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An analysis of factors affecting the high radon concentration in different types of houses

Gulan¹

2017

Univ Thought

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This paper presents an analysis of indoor radon measurements carried out in municipality of Zubin Potok, northwestern part of Kosovo and Metohija. Annual measurements in two rooms of each house were performed by solid state nuclear track detectors commercially known as Gammadata. Average indoor ra don concentration in di fferent type of houses varied from 29-326 Bq/ m 3 . A di fferent year of house's constructi on i ncluding vari ous types of buil ding materials were selected for survey. A detail analysis showed that the di fferences in radon concentration occur between various buildi ng materi als used for construction, flooring level, type of room and behavior of inhabi tants. It was found that buil ding materials in some houses contri bute addi tionally to indoor radon.

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Indoor radon and thoron concentrations in some towns of central and South Serbia

Cited by 12 publications

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Indoor radon concentrations in residential houses, processing factories, and mines in Neyriz, Iran

Indoor radon concentrations in residential houses, processing factories, and mines in Neyriz, Iran

Setting the Scene for a Healthier Indoor Living Environment: Citizens’ Knowledge, Awareness, and Habits Related to Residential Radon Exposure in Romania

An analysis of factors affecting the high radon concentration in different types of houses

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