Radiation in different types of building, human health

Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz, D.E.; Olszewski, S.R.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.343

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“…The arithmetic mean values of indoor radon concentrations for this study are very close to those obtained previously for kindergartens and schools in the same city [14] or in the towns of Podlasie Province in Poland [18]. They also correspond to recently published indoor radon data for the city of Wroclaw in Poland [24]. However, for the annual effective dose calculation from Eq.…”

Section: Indoor Radon Distributionsupporting

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Survey of indoor radon (Rn-222) entry and concentrations in different types of building in Kalisz, Poland

Bem

Janiak

Przybył

2020

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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Indoor radon (222Rn) was surveyed in a total of 141 individual houses and apartments used precalibrated passive PicoRad Detectors. The radon activity in the soil gas around the dwellings was simultaneously measured. The arithmetic mean values of indoor radon concentrations for detached houses, old buildings (up to four-stories), prefabricated blocks of flats (mostly five stories) and high-rise residential buildings (10-stories) were:, 70.9; 46.5; 38.4, and 56.6 Bq m−3, respectively. The average arithmetic mean value for all measured rooms equals 51.8 Bq m−3. The calculated average effective dose from indoor radon for the local population was equal to 2.2 mSv.

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Section: Indoor Radon Distributionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Survey of indoor radon (Rn-222) entry and concentrations in different types of building in Kalisz, Poland

Bem

Janiak

Przybył

2020

J Radioanal Nucl Chem

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“…Indoor Rn concentration is controlled by both natural and anthropogenic factors. Natural factors, defined as geogenic factors, are related to radon generation and transport in the ground (e.g., [16][17][18][19][20][21]), whereas anthropogenic factors relate to construction characteristics of a building, including building materials and usage patterns (e.g., [12,[22][23][24]). Meteorological factors may be considered in relation to both geogenic and anthropogenic systems, insofar as they can influence Rn transport in the ground, migration and accumulation of radon in the indoor environment, and construction style and building occupancy patterns (e.g., [25][26][27][28][29]).…”

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Development of a Geogenic Radon Hazard Index—Concept, History, Experiences

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Cinelli

Ciotoli

et al. 2020

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Exposure to indoor radon at home and in workplaces constitutes a serious public health risk and is the second most prevalent cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. Indoor radon concentration is to a large extent controlled by so-called geogenic radon, which is radon generated in the ground. While indoor radon has been mapped in many parts of Europe, this is not the case for its geogenic control, which has been surveyed exhaustively in only a few countries or regions. Since geogenic radon is an important predictor of indoor radon, knowing the local potential of geogenic radon can assist radon mitigation policy in allocating resources and tuning regulations to focus on where it needs to be prioritized. The contribution of geogenic to indoor radon can be quantified in different ways: the geogenic radon potential (GRP) and the geogenic radon hazard index (GRHI). Both are constructed from geogenic quantities, with their differences tending to be, but not always, their type of geographical support and optimality as indoor radon predictors. An important feature of the GRHI is consistency across borders between regions with different data availability and Rn survey policies, which has so far impeded the creation of a European map of geogenic radon. The GRHI can be understood as a generalization or extension of the GRP. In this paper, the concepts of GRP and GRHI are discussed and a review of previous GRHI approaches is presented, including methods of GRHI estimation and some preliminary results. A methodology to create GRHI maps that cover most of Europe appears at hand and appropriate; however, further fine tuning and validation remains on the agenda.

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“…According to (Nsiah-Akoto et al, 2019) indoor radon in Ghana ranged from 10.0 to 466.9 Bqm −3 . In Poland indoor radon ranged between 6 and 139 Bqm −3 (Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz & Olszewski, 2019). Approximately 11% of residential dwellings in United States were noted to have above 100 Bqm −3 of radon level (Zarnke et al, 2019).…”

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“…Approximately 11% of residential dwellings in United States were noted to have above 100 Bqm −3 of radon level (Zarnke et al, 2019). Study has shown that indoor radon can vary significantly among dwellings located in the same floor of the same building and the same soil types (Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz & Olszewski, 2019). The implementation of energy saving measures in buildings has been observed to reduce air exchange in homes and consequently increasing indoor radon build up (Meyer, 2019).…”

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Monitoring of radon concentration for different building types in Covenant University, Nigeria

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Radon monitoring is essential in determining the actual level of exposure in buildings. Of all the reviewed works on indoor radon level, little to none was done on comparative radon concentration study of different building structures in the study area. A comparative study of the indoor radon concentration of different building types; such as glass house, bricks and basement house structures were done to evaluate sustainable radon level using radon detector (RAD7) machine. The mean radon concentration for glass house, brick house and basement house are 14.96, 10.74 and 144.61 Bqm −3 , respectively. Glass house radon concentration range is from 11.03 to 17.46 Bqm −3 . The radon concentration measured ranged from 6.62 to 20.85 Bqm −3 for bricks house structure. Basement structure radon concentration ranges from 15.75 to 614.52 Bqm −3 . It was observed from the study that the mean radon concentration measured from the basement structure was above the recommended limit by a factor of 4. The estimated annual effective doses are 0.377, 0.271 and 3.644 mSvy −1 for glass, brick and basement houses, respectively. The study concluded that possible health risk is associated to basement structure that has limited ventilation than glass and bricks house with easy access to natural ventilation outlet. It is therefore recommended that adequate ventilation be put in place in basement house.

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Radiation in different types of building, human health

Cited by 13 publications

References 41 publications

Survey of indoor radon (Rn-222) entry and concentrations in different types of building in Kalisz, Poland

Survey of indoor radon (Rn-222) entry and concentrations in different types of building in Kalisz, Poland

Development of a Geogenic Radon Hazard Index—Concept, History, Experiences

Monitoring of radon concentration for different building types in Covenant University, Nigeria

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