Is high indoor radon concentration correlated with specific activity of radium in nearby soil? A study in Kosovo and Metohija
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2017
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Gulan, LjiljanaStajić, Jelena M.
Bochicchio, Francesco
Carpentieri, Carmela
Milić, Gordana A.
Nikezić, Dragoslav
Žunić, Zora S.
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This paper presents indoor radon concentrations and specific activities of natural radionuclides measured in soils of Kosovo and Metohija. The measurements of radon concentration were performed during two consecutive 6-month periods in two rooms of 63 houses using CR-39 detectors. The annual radon concentration ranged from 30 to 810 Bq m(-3) with the average value of 128 Bq m(-3). Almost 15% of the houses had radon concentration higher than 200 Bq m(-3). The difference between radon concentrations measured in the two 6-month periods was analyzed, showing, as expected, a slightly higher radon concentration in the winter period than in the summer period. The variation between different rooms of the same houses was also analyzed, showing that 20% of the dwellings had a significantly higher radon concentration ( GT 100 Bq m(-3)) in one room compared to the other (the coefficient of variation ranged up to 96%). The specific activities of natural radionuclides in the nearby soil were determi...ned by gamma spectrometry. The estimated average value (and standard deviation) of Ra-226, Th-232, and K-40 specific activities were 32 (13), 35 (16), and 582 (159) Bq kg(-1), respectively. The correlation between indoor Rn-222 and Ra-226 content in soil was investigated. Only a weak correlation was found (Spearmans rho = 0.220) indicating that other factors might affect diffusion and accumulation of radon indoors, as confirmed also by the high variability between the rooms of the same houses.
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Indoor radon / Radionuclides / Correlations / Seasonal variation / Lung cancer risk / Effective doseIzvor:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24, 24, 19561-19568Finansiranje / projekti:
- Integralna studija identifikacije regionalnih genetskih faktora rizika i faktora rizika životne sredine za masovne nezarazne bolesti humane populacije u Srbiji - INGEMA_S (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-41028)
- Eksperimentalna i teorijska istraživanja u radijacionoj fizici i radioekologiji (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-171021)
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9538-8
ISSN: 0944-1344; 1614-7499
PubMed: 28681295
WoS: 000408363200009
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85021842315
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Gulan, Ljiljana AU - Stajić, Jelena M. AU - Bochicchio, Francesco AU - Carpentieri, Carmela AU - Milić, Gordana A. AU - Nikezić, Dragoslav AU - Žunić, Zora S. PY - 2017 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1698 AB - This paper presents indoor radon concentrations and specific activities of natural radionuclides measured in soils of Kosovo and Metohija. The measurements of radon concentration were performed during two consecutive 6-month periods in two rooms of 63 houses using CR-39 detectors. The annual radon concentration ranged from 30 to 810 Bq m(-3) with the average value of 128 Bq m(-3). Almost 15% of the houses had radon concentration higher than 200 Bq m(-3). The difference between radon concentrations measured in the two 6-month periods was analyzed, showing, as expected, a slightly higher radon concentration in the winter period than in the summer period. The variation between different rooms of the same houses was also analyzed, showing that 20% of the dwellings had a significantly higher radon concentration ( GT 100 Bq m(-3)) in one room compared to the other (the coefficient of variation ranged up to 96%). The specific activities of natural radionuclides in the nearby soil were determined by gamma spectrometry. The estimated average value (and standard deviation) of Ra-226, Th-232, and K-40 specific activities were 32 (13), 35 (16), and 582 (159) Bq kg(-1), respectively. The correlation between indoor Rn-222 and Ra-226 content in soil was investigated. Only a weak correlation was found (Spearmans rho = 0.220) indicating that other factors might affect diffusion and accumulation of radon indoors, as confirmed also by the high variability between the rooms of the same houses. T2 - Environmental Science and Pollution Research T1 - Is high indoor radon concentration correlated with specific activity of radium in nearby soil? A study in Kosovo and Metohija VL - 24 IS - 24 SP - 19561 EP - 19568 DO - 10.1007/s11356-017-9538-8 ER -
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Gulan, L., Stajić, J. M., Bochicchio, F., Carpentieri, C., Milić, G. A., Nikezić, D.,& Žunić, Z. S.. (2017). Is high indoor radon concentration correlated with specific activity of radium in nearby soil? A study in Kosovo and Metohija. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(24), 19561-19568. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9538-8
Gulan L, Stajić JM, Bochicchio F, Carpentieri C, Milić GA, Nikezić D, Žunić ZS. Is high indoor radon concentration correlated with specific activity of radium in nearby soil? A study in Kosovo and Metohija. in Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2017;24(24):19561-19568. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9538-8 .
Gulan, Ljiljana, Stajić, Jelena M., Bochicchio, Francesco, Carpentieri, Carmela, Milić, Gordana A., Nikezić, Dragoslav, Žunić, Zora S., "Is high indoor radon concentration correlated with specific activity of radium in nearby soil? A study in Kosovo and Metohija" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, no. 24 (2017):19561-19568, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9538-8 . .