The requirements about radon measurements in schools and public buildings included in most of the national and international legislations are generally restricted to all the rooms located at the ground floor and basement, assuming the soil beneath the building as the main source of indoor radon. In order to verify such an assumption for small buildings having at maximum two floors, a preliminary study was performed in 50 schools located in 15 municipalities of the Republic of Srpska. Results of this study suggest that a protocol requiring measurements at the ground floor only may be considered adequate. Due to the high radon spatial variability for rooms at the ground floor, it is preferable to require measurements in a high number of rooms (preferably in all of them) in order to assess the compliance with the reference level established by the legislation.
TY - JOUR
AU - Ćurguz, Zoran
AU - Venoso, Gennaro
AU - Žunić, Zora S.
AU - Mirjanić, Dragoljub Lj.
AU - Ampollini, Marco
AU - Carpentieri, Carmela
AU - Di Carlo, Christian
AU - Caprio, Mario
AU - Alavantić, Dragan
AU - Kolarž, Predrag M.
AU - Stojanovska, Zdenka
AU - Antignani, Sara
AU - Bochicchio, Francesco
PY - 2020
UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9750
AB - The requirements about radon measurements in schools and public buildings included in most of the national and international legislations are generally restricted to all the rooms located at the ground floor and basement, assuming the soil beneath the building as the main source of indoor radon. In order to verify such an assumption for small buildings having at maximum two floors, a preliminary study was performed in 50 schools located in 15 municipalities of the Republic of Srpska. Results of this study suggest that a protocol requiring measurements at the ground floor only may be considered adequate. Due to the high radon spatial variability for rooms at the ground floor, it is preferable to require measurements in a high number of rooms (preferably in all of them) in order to assess the compliance with the reference level established by the legislation.
T2 - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
T1 - Spatial Variability of Indoor Radon Concentration in Schools: Implications on Radon Measurement Protocols
VL - 191
IS - 2
SP - 133
EP - 137
DO - 10.1093/rpd/ncaa137
ER -
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author = "Ćurguz, Zoran and Venoso, Gennaro and Žunić, Zora S. and Mirjanić, Dragoljub Lj. and Ampollini, Marco and Carpentieri, Carmela and Di Carlo, Christian and Caprio, Mario and Alavantić, Dragan and Kolarž, Predrag M. and Stojanovska, Zdenka and Antignani, Sara and Bochicchio, Francesco",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The requirements about radon measurements in schools and public buildings included in most of the national and international legislations are generally restricted to all the rooms located at the ground floor and basement, assuming the soil beneath the building as the main source of indoor radon. In order to verify such an assumption for small buildings having at maximum two floors, a preliminary study was performed in 50 schools located in 15 municipalities of the Republic of Srpska. Results of this study suggest that a protocol requiring measurements at the ground floor only may be considered adequate. Due to the high radon spatial variability for rooms at the ground floor, it is preferable to require measurements in a high number of rooms (preferably in all of them) in order to assess the compliance with the reference level established by the legislation.",
journal = "Radiation Protection Dosimetry",
title = "Spatial Variability of Indoor Radon Concentration in Schools: Implications on Radon Measurement Protocols",
volume = "191",
number = "2",
pages = "133-137",
doi = "10.1093/rpd/ncaa137"
}
Ćurguz, Z., Venoso, G., Žunić, Z. S., Mirjanić, D. Lj., Ampollini, M., Carpentieri, C., Di Carlo, C., Caprio, M., Alavantić, D., Kolarž, P. M., Stojanovska, Z., Antignani, S.,& Bochicchio, F.. (2020). Spatial Variability of Indoor Radon Concentration in Schools: Implications on Radon Measurement Protocols. in Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 191(2), 133-137.
https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa137
Ćurguz Z, Venoso G, Žunić ZS, Mirjanić DL, Ampollini M, Carpentieri C, Di Carlo C, Caprio M, Alavantić D, Kolarž PM, Stojanovska Z, Antignani S, Bochicchio F. Spatial Variability of Indoor Radon Concentration in Schools: Implications on Radon Measurement Protocols. in Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2020;191(2):133-137.
doi:10.1093/rpd/ncaa137 .
Ćurguz, Zoran, Venoso, Gennaro, Žunić, Zora S., Mirjanić, Dragoljub Lj., Ampollini, Marco, Carpentieri, Carmela, Di Carlo, Christian, Caprio, Mario, Alavantić, Dragan, Kolarž, Predrag M., Stojanovska, Zdenka, Antignani, Sara, Bochicchio, Francesco, "Spatial Variability of Indoor Radon Concentration in Schools: Implications on Radon Measurement Protocols" in Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 191, no. 2 (2020):133-137,
https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncaa137 . .
