Radon in indoor air of primary schools: a systematic survey to evaluate factors affecting radon concentration levels and their variability
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2014
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Bochicchio, FrancescoŽunić, Zora S.
Carpentieri, Carmen
Antignani, Sara
Venoso, Gennaro
Carelli, V.
Cordedda, C.
Veselinović, Nenad
Tollefsen, Tore B.
Bossew, Peter
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In order to optimize the design of a national survey aimed to evaluate radon exposure of children in schools in Serbia, a pilot study was carried out in all the 334 primary schools of 13 municipalities of Southern Serbia. Based on data from passive measurements, rooms with annual radon concentration GT 300Bq/m(3) were found in 5% of schools. The mean annual radon concentration weighted with the number of pupils is 73Bq/m(3), 39% lower than the unweighted 119Bq/m(3) average concentration. The actual average concentration when children are in classrooms could be substantially lower. Variability between schools (CV=65%), between floors (CV=24%) and between rooms at the same floor (CV=21%) was analyzed. The impact of school location, floor, and room usage on radon concentration was also assessed (with similar results) by univariate and multivariate analyses. On average, radon concentration in schools within towns is a factor of 0.60 lower than in villages and at higher floors is a factor o...f 0.68 lower than ground floor. Results can be useful for other countries with similar soil and building characteristics.
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Variability / Indoor radon / Serbia / Schools / ANOVA / Radon surveySource:
Indoor Air, 2014, 24, 3, 315-326Funding / 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)
- Biosensing Technologies and Global System for Long-Term Research and Integrated Management of Ecosystems (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-43002)
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12073
ISSN: 0905-6947; 1600-0668
PubMed: 24118252
WoS: 000335008300010
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Bochicchio, Francesco AU - Žunić, Zora S. AU - Carpentieri, Carmen AU - Antignani, Sara AU - Venoso, Gennaro AU - Carelli, V. AU - Cordedda, C. AU - Veselinović, Nenad AU - Tollefsen, Tore B. AU - Bossew, Peter PY - 2014 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5967 AB - In order to optimize the design of a national survey aimed to evaluate radon exposure of children in schools in Serbia, a pilot study was carried out in all the 334 primary schools of 13 municipalities of Southern Serbia. Based on data from passive measurements, rooms with annual radon concentration GT 300Bq/m(3) were found in 5% of schools. The mean annual radon concentration weighted with the number of pupils is 73Bq/m(3), 39% lower than the unweighted 119Bq/m(3) average concentration. The actual average concentration when children are in classrooms could be substantially lower. Variability between schools (CV=65%), between floors (CV=24%) and between rooms at the same floor (CV=21%) was analyzed. The impact of school location, floor, and room usage on radon concentration was also assessed (with similar results) by univariate and multivariate analyses. On average, radon concentration in schools within towns is a factor of 0.60 lower than in villages and at higher floors is a factor of 0.68 lower than ground floor. Results can be useful for other countries with similar soil and building characteristics. T2 - Indoor Air T1 - Radon in indoor air of primary schools: a systematic survey to evaluate factors affecting radon concentration levels and their variability VL - 24 IS - 3 SP - 315 EP - 326 DO - 10.1111/ina.12073 ER -
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Bochicchio, F., Žunić, Z. S., Carpentieri, C., Antignani, S., Venoso, G., Carelli, V., Cordedda, C., Veselinović, N., Tollefsen, T. B.,& Bossew, P.. (2014). Radon in indoor air of primary schools: a systematic survey to evaluate factors affecting radon concentration levels and their variability. in Indoor Air, 24(3), 315-326. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12073
Bochicchio F, Žunić ZS, Carpentieri C, Antignani S, Venoso G, Carelli V, Cordedda C, Veselinović N, Tollefsen TB, Bossew P. Radon in indoor air of primary schools: a systematic survey to evaluate factors affecting radon concentration levels and their variability. in Indoor Air. 2014;24(3):315-326. doi:10.1111/ina.12073 .
Bochicchio, Francesco, Žunić, Zora S., Carpentieri, Carmen, Antignani, Sara, Venoso, Gennaro, Carelli, V., Cordedda, C., Veselinović, Nenad, Tollefsen, Tore B., Bossew, Peter, "Radon in indoor air of primary schools: a systematic survey to evaluate factors affecting radon concentration levels and their variability" in Indoor Air, 24, no. 3 (2014):315-326, https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12073 . .