High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niska Banja (Balkan region)
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Žunić, Zora S.Kobal, I.
Vaupotič, Janja
Kozak, K.
Mazur, J.
Birovljev, A.
Janik, M.
Čeliković, Igor T.

Ujić, Predrag

Demajo, A.
Krstic, G.
Jakupi, Bajram
Quarto, M.
Bochicchio, Francesco
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The measurement campaigns have been done in the rural community of Niska. Banja, a spa town located in southern Serbia, to evaluate population exposure to natural radioactivity. After a screening survey in 200 houses, annual radon and thoron concentrations were measured in 34 houses, and in 2004 a detailed investigation was carried out at six houses with elevated indoor radon concentrations. The paper presents the results of these detailed measurements. The complementary techniques were applied to determine radon and thoron concentrations in indoor air, in soil gas, radon exhalation from soil, soil permeability, and indoor and outdoor gamma doses. Soil and water samples were collected and analysed in the laboratory. Indoor radon and thoron. concentrations were found to be more than 1 kBq m(-3) and 200 Bq m(-3) respectively. Extremely high concentrations of soil-gas radon ( GT 2000 kBq m(-3)) and radon exhalation rates (1.5 mBq m(-2) s(-1)) were observed. These results will be utilised ...to set up the methodology for a more systematic investigation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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radon spa / radon / Thoron / soil / Exhalation / gamma dose rateSource:
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2006, 89, 3, 249-260
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010
ISSN: 0265-931X
PubMed: 16828942
WoS: 000239881000006
Scopus: 2-s2.0-33746698336
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Žunić, Zora S. AU - Kobal, I. AU - Vaupotič, Janja AU - Kozak, K. AU - Mazur, J. AU - Birovljev, A. AU - Janik, M. AU - Čeliković, Igor T. AU - Ujić, Predrag AU - Demajo, A. AU - Krstic, G. AU - Jakupi, Bajram AU - Quarto, M. AU - Bochicchio, Francesco PY - 2006 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3066 AB - The measurement campaigns have been done in the rural community of Niska. Banja, a spa town located in southern Serbia, to evaluate population exposure to natural radioactivity. After a screening survey in 200 houses, annual radon and thoron concentrations were measured in 34 houses, and in 2004 a detailed investigation was carried out at six houses with elevated indoor radon concentrations. The paper presents the results of these detailed measurements. The complementary techniques were applied to determine radon and thoron concentrations in indoor air, in soil gas, radon exhalation from soil, soil permeability, and indoor and outdoor gamma doses. Soil and water samples were collected and analysed in the laboratory. Indoor radon and thoron. concentrations were found to be more than 1 kBq m(-3) and 200 Bq m(-3) respectively. Extremely high concentrations of soil-gas radon ( GT 2000 kBq m(-3)) and radon exhalation rates (1.5 mBq m(-2) s(-1)) were observed. These results will be utilised to set up the methodology for a more systematic investigation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. T2 - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity T1 - High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niska Banja (Balkan region) VL - 89 IS - 3 SP - 249 EP - 260 DO - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010 ER -
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Žunić, Z. S., Kobal, I., Vaupotič, J., Kozak, K., Mazur, J., Birovljev, A., Janik, M., Čeliković, I. T., Ujić, P., Demajo, A., Krstic, G., Jakupi, B., Quarto, M.,& Bochicchio, F.. (2006). High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niska Banja (Balkan region). in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 89(3), 249-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010
Žunić ZS, Kobal I, Vaupotič J, Kozak K, Mazur J, Birovljev A, Janik M, Čeliković IT, Ujić P, Demajo A, Krstic G, Jakupi B, Quarto M, Bochicchio F. High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niska Banja (Balkan region). in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 2006;89(3):249-260. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010 .
Žunić, Zora S., Kobal, I., Vaupotič, Janja, Kozak, K., Mazur, J., Birovljev, A., Janik, M., Čeliković, Igor T., Ujić, Predrag, Demajo, A., Krstic, G., Jakupi, Bajram, Quarto, M., Bochicchio, Francesco, "High natural radiation exposure in radon spa areas: a detailed field investigation in Niska Banja (Balkan region)" in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 89, no. 3 (2006):249-260, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.05.010 . .