Curguz, Zoran and Venoso, Gennaro and Zunic, Zora S. and Mirjanic, Lj. Dragoljub and Amopollini, M. and Carpentieri, Carmela and Di Carlo, C. and Caprio, M. and Alavantić, Dragan and Kolarz, P. and Stojanovska, Zdenka and Antignani, Sara and Bochicchio, Francesco (2020) Spatial variability of indoor radon concentration in schools: implications on radon measurement protocols. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 191 (2). pp. 133-137. ISSN 0144-8420
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Abstract
The requirements about radon measurements in schools and public buildings included in most of the national and international
legislations are generally restricted to all the rooms located at the ground floor and basement, assuming the soil beneath the
building as the main source of indoor radon. In order to verify such an assumption for small buildings having at maximum two
floors, a preliminary study was performed in 50 schools located in 15 municipalities of the Republic of Srpska. Results of this
study suggest that a protocol requiring measurements at the ground floor only may be considered adequate. Due to the high radon
spatial variability for rooms at the ground floor, it is preferable to require measurements in a high number of rooms (preferably
in all of them) in order to assess the compliance with the reference level established by the legislation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Impact Factor Value: | 0.79 |
| Subjects: | Natural sciences > Physical sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Zdenka Stojanovska |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2021 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2021 08:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/27420 |
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