Residential, soil and water radon surveys in north-western part of Romania

Cucoş, Alexandra; Papp, Botond; Dicu, Tiberius; Moldovan, Mărioara; Burghele, Bety-Denissa; Moraru, Ionut-Tudor; Tenter, Ancuta Radu; Cosma, C.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.10.003

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“…National surveys were conducted in 22 EU countries: Austria (Friedmann, 2005) Croatia (Radolić et al, 2006), Czech Republic (Hůlka, 2014; Slezáková et al, 2013; Thomas et al, 2004), Denmark (Andersen et al, 2007, 2001), Estonia (Pahapill et al, 2003), Finland (Valmari et al, 2010; Weltner et al, 2002), France (Gambard et al, 2000; Rannou et al, 2006), Greece (Nikolopoulos et al, 2002), Hungary (Hámori et al, 2006; Nikl, 1996), Ireland (Dowdall et al, 2017; Fennell et al, 2002), Italy (Bochicchio et al, 2005; Carelli et al, 2009), Lithuania (Morkunas and Akelbrom, 1999), Luxembourg (Kies et al, 1997), Malta (Baluci et al, 2013), Netherlands (Lembrechts et al, 2001; Stoop et al, 1998), Poland (Przylibski et al, 2011), Portugal (Faisca et al, 1992), Slovakia (Vicanova et al, 1998; Vladár et al, 1996), Slovenia (Humar et al, 1995; Križman et al, 1996), Spain (Sainz Fernández et al, 2017), Sweden (Swedjemark, 2002; Swedjemark et al, 1993), United Kingdom (Daraktchieva et al, 2015; Miles et al, 2007, 2011). Only regional surveys were identified in 5 member states: Belgium (Cinelli et al, 2011; Poffijn et al, 1994; Tondeur et al, 1997; Zhu et al, 2001, 1998), Bulgaria (Ivanova et al, 2013), Cyprus (Anastasiou et al, 2003; Theodoulou et al, 2012), Germany (Kemski et al, 2004, 1996), Latvia (Dambis, 1996), Romania (Cucoş (Dinu) et al, 2017). Outside the EU, national surveys were conducted in Azerbaijan (Hoffmann et al, 2017), Belarus (Yaroshevich et al, 2012), Iceland (Jónsson et al, 2015), Macedonia (Stojanovska et al, 2012), Montenegro (Vukotic et al, 2018), Russia (Yarmoshenko et al, 2015), Serbia (Udovičić et al, 2016), Switzerland (Kropat et al, 2014), Ukraine (Pavlenko et al, 2014) and Norway (Jensen et al, 2004).…”

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“…Regarding the most recent surveys, many countries have published survey results in the previous 10 years, including Albania (Bode Tushe et al, 2016), Azerbaijan (Hoffmann et al, 2017), Belarus (Yaroshevich et al, 2012), Bulgaria (Ivanova et al, 2013), Iceland (Jónsson et al, 2015), Kazakhstan (Fyodorov et al, 2014), Malta (Baluci et al, 2013), Romania (Cucoş (Dinu) et al, 2017), Serbia (Udovičić et al, 2016), Turkey (Köksal et al, 2004), Ukraine (Pavlenko et al, 2014). Most of them were conducted, under the technical cooperation programmes with IAEA, aiming to develop policies and strategies according to requirements of Basic Safety Standards (IAEA, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, there is a large diversity within sampling strategies in existing radon surveys. In many countries, territory was subdivided into administrative units (Denmark (Andersen et al, 2007, 2001), France (Rannou, 1990) and Netherlands (Lembrechts et al, 2001; Stoop et al, 1998)) or grid cells – 10 km × 10 km (Albania (Bode Tushe et al, 2016), Azerbaijan (Hoffmann et al, 2017), Hungary (Nikl, 1996), Ireland (Fennell et al, 2002), Romania (Cucoş (Dinu) et al, 2017) and Spain (Sainz Fernández et al, 2017)), 5 km × 5 km (Malta (Baluci et al, 2013)), 1 km × 1 km (Cyprus (Theodoulou et al, 2012) and United Kingdom (Daraktchieva et al, 2015; Miles et al, 2007, 2011)) or even 0.5 km × 0.5 km (Montenegro (Vukotic et al, 2018)). In case of Poland, country was divided into geological regions (Przylibski et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The revised European Directive from 2013 regarding basic safety standard oblige EU Member States to establish a national action plan regarding the exposure to radon. At the same time, International Atomic Energy Agency started technical projects in order to assist countries to establish and implement national radon action. As a consequence, in recent years, in numerous countries national radon surveys were conducted and action plans established, which were not performed before. In this paper, a qualitative overview of radon surveys performed in Europe is given with a special attention to the qualitative and conceptual description of surveys, representativeness and QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control).

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“…Optimizing the quality of the indoor environment by monitoring and controlling population exposure to radon and other ambient pollutants in homes, reducing associated health risks by implementing preventive and remedial actions represents a global priority (Darby et al, 2006;Field et al, 2006, Council Directive 2013WHO 2009;www.irart.ro;www.smartradon.ro;Cosma and Jurcuţ, 1996;Cosma et al, 2013;Cucoş et al, 2017).…”

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Automatic system for continuous monitoring of indoor air quality and remote data transmission under SMART_RAD_EN Project

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In September 2016, the SMART-RAD-EN Project was launched, funded by the Competitiveness Operational Programme 2014-2020 of Romania, to be developed up to the year 2020. The ambitious overall objective is focus on to the concept of "smart city" in terms of intelligent integrated solutions, which it aims to achieve in international premiere, in order to improve public health by increasing indoor environmental quality and optimizing the energy efficiency of housing in five urban areas of Romania. In this study, the current status of the development of the prototype system for continuous monitoring and remote data transmission on radon levels and other household air pollutants (CO2, CO, VOCs and temperature, pressure and humidity sensors) is presented, as an important objective in the frame of the SMART_RAD_EN project. The prototype for intelligent monitoring system was assembled and now is involved in the testing process. Metrology and quality assurance of the prototype system will be carried out within accredited European laboratories and by consulting with the international scientific experts. Remote data transmitted will allow: (1) real time interactive visualization, of the impact of user behavior on indoor air quality; (2) information in case of exceeding threshold levels; (3) to produce estimates of future pollution as a result of the correlation with the meteorological parameters (temperature, pressure and humidity) and user activity. The system, metrological validated, will be implemented in 100 houses with high exposure to radon and other ambient pollutants from the main Romanian urban agllomerations

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“…This, due to the fact that most of natural uranium ( 238 U) where the radon ( 222 Rn) comes from, is encapsulated in rocks in the form of minerals. Nevertheless, several other natural and anthropogenic factors such as weather conditions, building materials, the degree of containment in the areas where individuals are exposed, outside air, tap water and even city gas, the architecture, ventilation and the environmental parameters of the building and the soil (temperature, pressure, relative humidity) and occupation patterns can influence the indoor radon levels (Darby et al, 2005;Field et al, 2006, Council Directive 2013WHO 2009;www.irart.ro;www.smartradon.ro;Cosma and Jurcuţ, 1996;Cosma et al, 2013;Cucoş et al, 2015;Cucoş et al, 2017).…”

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Indoor radon related with the geology in Romanian urban agglomerations (Cluj-Napoca)

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Radon is a natural radioactive gas that occurs due to the radioactive decay of radium (226 Ra) present in rocks which, in turn, cames from the radioactive decay of uranium (238 U), a primordial natural element. Along with factors such as porosity, permeability and humidity of the rocks and soils, pressure and temperature, geology setting plays one of the most important roles in the release of radon into the environment. Depending on the mineralogical compositions and characteristics of the bedrock from a certain area, a higher or lower concentration of radioactive minerals can be found in the rocks, which will directly influence the level of radon in the atmosphere, implicitly the concentration of radon measured in houses. In this study, a six months concentration of radon (222 Rn) was assessed in 256houses from Cluj-Napoca area using CR-39 nuclear track detectors. Correlations between the indoor radon levels and the geological setting was further analyzed. The aim is to better understand the influence of geology on the concentration of radon levels in homes, in order to further identify other risk areas in terms of exposure to radon. Further investigation is needed on other factors influencing the accumulation of radon in high concentrations indoor, such as ventilation, occupation patterns or constructive and architectural features for typical houses. Therefore, the results of this work are considered to be important for indoor radon management in Romania.

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Residential, soil and water radon surveys in north-western part of Romania

Cited by 21 publications

References 16 publications

Qualitative overview of indoor radon surveys in Europe

Qualitative overview of indoor radon surveys in Europe

Automatic system for continuous monitoring of indoor air quality and remote data transmission under SMART_RAD_EN Project

Indoor radon related with the geology in Romanian urban agglomerations (Cluj-Napoca)

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