Indoor radon concentration in state schools of four Bulgarian districts

Ivanova, Kremena and Stojanovska, Zdenka and Djunakova, Decislava and Djounova, Jana and Kunovska, Bistra and Chobanova, Nina (2023) Indoor radon concentration in state schools of four Bulgarian districts. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 199 (8-9). pp. 970-976. ISSN 0144-8420

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Abstract

Indoor radon concentrations were surveyed in 230 public schools in four Bulgarian districts for the period November/December 2019 to May/June 2020. The measurements were carried out in 2427 rooms on the basement, ground floor and first floor using the passive track detectors of the Radosys system. The estimated arithmetic and geometric means with standard deviations were 153 ± 154 and 114 Bq/m3 (geometric standard deviation (GSD) = 2.08), respectively. The results are higher than those referred from the National Radon Survey in dwellings. In 9.4% of the rooms, the radon concentrations were above the reference value of 300 Bq/m3. The difference between indoor radon concentrations in the districts was significant, which proves its spatial variation. The hypothesis that the applied energy efficiency measures increase indoor radon values in buildings was confirmed. The surveys demonstrated the importance of indoor radon measurements in school buildings, in order to control and reduce children’s exposure.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Natural sciences > Physical sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Medical Science
Depositing User:	Zdenka Stojanovska
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2023 07:57
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2023 07:57
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/31963

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