Measurement of radon concentration in kindergartens and schools in Nis, Serbia

Manić, Vesna; Manić, Goran; Radojković, Branko; Vucic, Dusica A.; Nikezić, D.; Krstić, Dragana

doi:10.2298/fupct1902191m

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Facta Univ Phys Chem Technol

2019

DOI: 10.2298/fupct1902191m

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Measurement of radon concentration in kindergartens and schools in Nis, Serbia

Vesna Manić

Goran Manić²,

Branko Radojković³

et al.

Abstract: In this study, the activity concentration of radon, 222 Rn, in kindergartens and schools in the town of Niš, Serbia, was explored. The method of active charcoal was applied. The measurements were carried out by gammaspectrometry with HPGe detector. The results belong to the range of 15 Bq/m 3-256 Bq/m 3 , with an average value of 59.7 Bq/m 3 and a standard deviation of 25.3 Bq/m 3. It was shown that data are distributed according to the log-normal distribution, and that is no correlation between indoor 222 Rn … Show more

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Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova

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Ene

Virlan³

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This work presents the results from measurements of radon concentrations in primary and high school education institutions—including their gymnasiums—from the Chisinau municipality and various rayons from the central and southern part of the Republic of Moldova. In the research carried out during the years of 2013–2014 and 2021, there were 78 (29 + 49) premises included, respectively, and 149 and 23,805 investigations were performed using RTM-1642 (active measurements) and RadonEye+2 devices (passive measurements). The results show an essential variability for the studied radio-stressogenic factor, depending on the geological conditions of the location of the premises and the age of the building. Thus, during 2013–2014, the minimum concentration of radon detected was 26 Bq m−3, and the maximum detected was 607 Bq m−3. In 2021, the results denote an indicator variability in the range of 17.4–657.9 Bq m−3 for early education institutions, with an average value of 127.6 Bq m−3, and denote a range of 231.8–1129.3 Bq m−3, with an average value of 665.4 Bq m−3), for high school education institutions and their gymnasiums. The effective annual dose for the children in a classroom varies between an interval of 0.21–4.88 mSv y−1 (average 1.19 mSv y−1) and 0.14–9.08 mSv y−1 (average 1.29 mSv y−1) for the 2013–2014 and 2021 surveys, respectively.

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Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova

Corețchi

Ene

Virlan³

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Measurement of radon concentration in kindergartens and schools in Nis, Serbia

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Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova

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