Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments
Authorized Users Only
2016
Authors
Stojanovska, Zdenka A.Boev, Blažo
Žunić, Zora S.
Ivanova, Kremena
Ristova, Mimoza
Tsenova, Martina
Šorša, Ajka
Janevik, Emilija
Taleski, Vaso
Bossew, Peter
Article (Published version)
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Subject of this study is an investigation of the variations of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in outdoor and indoor environments of 40 dwellings, 31 elementary schools and five kindergartens. The buildings are located in three municipalities of two, geologically different, areas of the Republic of Macedonia. Indoor radon concentrations were measured by nuclear track detectors, deployed in the most occupied room of the building, between June 2013 and May 2014. During the deploying campaign, indoor and outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates were measured simultaneously at the same location. It appeared that the measured values varied from 22 to 990 Bq/m(3) for indoor radon concentrations, from 50 to 195 nSv/h for outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates, and from 38 to 184 nSv/h for indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. The geometric mean value of indoor to outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates was found to be 0.88, i.e. the outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates ...were on average higher than the indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. All measured can reasonably well be described by log-normal distributions. A detailed statistical analysis of factors which influence the measured quantities is reported.
Keywords:
Radon / Ambient dose equivalent rate / ANOVA / Correlations / Principal component analysisSource:
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 2016, 55, 2, 171-183Publisher:
- Springer
Funding / projects:
- An integral study to identify the regional genetic and environmental risk factors for the common noncommunicable diseases in the human population of Serbia - INGEMA_S (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-41028)
- Goce Delcev University, Stip, Republic of Macedonia
DOI: 10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y
ISSN: 0301-634X; 1432-2099
PubMed: 26943159
WoS: 000374581100004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84960089493
Collections
Institution/Community
VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Stojanovska, Zdenka A. AU - Boev, Blažo AU - Žunić, Zora S. AU - Ivanova, Kremena AU - Ristova, Mimoza AU - Tsenova, Martina AU - Šorša, Ajka AU - Janevik, Emilija AU - Taleski, Vaso AU - Bossew, Peter PY - 2016 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1034 AB - Subject of this study is an investigation of the variations of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in outdoor and indoor environments of 40 dwellings, 31 elementary schools and five kindergartens. The buildings are located in three municipalities of two, geologically different, areas of the Republic of Macedonia. Indoor radon concentrations were measured by nuclear track detectors, deployed in the most occupied room of the building, between June 2013 and May 2014. During the deploying campaign, indoor and outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates were measured simultaneously at the same location. It appeared that the measured values varied from 22 to 990 Bq/m(3) for indoor radon concentrations, from 50 to 195 nSv/h for outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates, and from 38 to 184 nSv/h for indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. The geometric mean value of indoor to outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates was found to be 0.88, i.e. the outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates were on average higher than the indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. All measured can reasonably well be described by log-normal distributions. A detailed statistical analysis of factors which influence the measured quantities is reported. PB - Springer T2 - Radiation and Environmental Biophysics T1 - Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments VL - 55 IS - 2 SP - 171 EP - 183 DO - 10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y ER -
@article{ author = "Stojanovska, Zdenka A. and Boev, Blažo and Žunić, Zora S. and Ivanova, Kremena and Ristova, Mimoza and Tsenova, Martina and Šorša, Ajka and Janevik, Emilija and Taleski, Vaso and Bossew, Peter", year = "2016", abstract = "Subject of this study is an investigation of the variations of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in outdoor and indoor environments of 40 dwellings, 31 elementary schools and five kindergartens. The buildings are located in three municipalities of two, geologically different, areas of the Republic of Macedonia. Indoor radon concentrations were measured by nuclear track detectors, deployed in the most occupied room of the building, between June 2013 and May 2014. During the deploying campaign, indoor and outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates were measured simultaneously at the same location. It appeared that the measured values varied from 22 to 990 Bq/m(3) for indoor radon concentrations, from 50 to 195 nSv/h for outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates, and from 38 to 184 nSv/h for indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. The geometric mean value of indoor to outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates was found to be 0.88, i.e. the outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates were on average higher than the indoor ambient dose equivalent rates. All measured can reasonably well be described by log-normal distributions. A detailed statistical analysis of factors which influence the measured quantities is reported.", publisher = "Springer", journal = "Radiation and Environmental Biophysics", title = "Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments", volume = "55", number = "2", pages = "171-183", doi = "10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y" }
Stojanovska, Z. A., Boev, B., Žunić, Z. S., Ivanova, K., Ristova, M., Tsenova, M., Šorša, A., Janevik, E., Taleski, V.,& Bossew, P.. (2016). Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments. in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics Springer., 55(2), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y
Stojanovska ZA, Boev B, Žunić ZS, Ivanova K, Ristova M, Tsenova M, Šorša A, Janevik E, Taleski V, Bossew P. Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments. in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 2016;55(2):171-183. doi:10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y .
Stojanovska, Zdenka A., Boev, Blažo, Žunić, Zora S., Ivanova, Kremena, Ristova, Mimoza, Tsenova, Martina, Šorša, Ajka, Janevik, Emilija, Taleski, Vaso, Bossew, Peter, "Variation of indoor radon concentration and ambient dose equivalent rate in different outdoor and indoor environments" in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 55, no. 2 (2016):171-183, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00411-016-0640-y . .