Indoor radon measurement with The Lucas cell technique

2004 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1469-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Abbady ◽  
Adel G.E. Abbady ◽  
Rolf Michel
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Radon Measurement ◽  
Lucas Cell

scholarly journals SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATION IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS ON RADON MEASUREMENT PROTOCOLS

2020 ◽  
Vol 191 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-137
Author(s):  
Z Curguz ◽  
G Venoso ◽  
Z S Zunic ◽  
D Mirjanic ◽  
M Ampollini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Radon Concentration ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Reference Level ◽  
Indoor Radon Concentration ◽  
Radon Measurement ◽  
Ground Floor ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Radon Measurements

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.

scholarly journals A comparison of retrospective radon gas measurement techniques carried out in the Serbian spa of Niska Banja

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zora Zunic ◽  
Kevin Kelleher ◽  
Igor Celikovic ◽  
Predrag Ujic ◽  
Johan Paridaens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
Measurement Methods ◽  
Radon Progeny ◽  
Surface Trap ◽  
Radon Measurement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Radon Gas ◽  
Gas Measurement ◽  
The University

Indoor radon retrospective concentrations were obtained and compared using two radon measurement methods. Both methods rely on the measurement of the long-lived radon progeny 210Pb, collected either on the surfaces (surface trap technique), most frequently glass, or in a volume trap, usually sponge from furniture (volume trap technique). These techniques have been used to retrospectively estimate radon gas concentrations that have existed in dwellings in the past. The work presented here compares the results provided by the surface trap technique devised at the University College of Dublin, Ireland, and the volume trap technique devised at the Scientific Research Center, Mol, Belgium. The field campaign was carried out by the research team of the ECE Laboratory of the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences at the spa of Niska Banja, identified as a region of Serbia with a high indoor radon and ground water radium and radon content.

scholarly journals A geogenic approach for the Radon monitoring and the exposure assessment at a regional scale: The results of the Rad_Campania project

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Mancini ◽  
Michele Guida ◽  
Albina Cuomo ◽  
Domenico Guida
Keyword(s):  
Natural Waters ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Radon Measurement ◽  
Campania Region ◽  
Radon Potential ◽  
Future Work

Abstract. The aim of this paper is to analyse and discuss the results of the regional program Rad Campania for the monitoring and the assessment of the radon risk. An innovative methodology, based on a geogenic approach, was developed, supported by a comprehensive campaign of radon measurement performed in soil gas, natural waters, drinking natural water samples and indoor air. Data refer to field measurements carried out in three provinces of the Campania Region (Italy): Salerno, Avellino and Benevento. The programme was completed with the main purpose to investigate the peculiarities of the radon issue at a provincial scale and to redact a map of the radon potential from soil as a tool for authorities to recognise critical areas (“Radon prone areas”) to monitor. Since the experience demonstrates that the high radon potential from soil is not indicative of high indoor radon concentrations, in this paper the authors have tried to identify a possible general correlation between geological features of the soil and structural characteristics of the buildings, elaborating more in depth all data collected. The main purpose is to categorize and analyse the performance of different kind of construction, typical of the local area, in order to develop, in a future work, an indicator of the building performances as a useful tool, for authorities, to recognise constructions potentially more exposed to high indoor radon activity concentrations. Results and perspectives have been discussed.

Indoor Radon Measurement in Some Regions of Algeria

1990 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
S. Djeffal ◽  
D.E. Cherouati ◽  
F. Djouider
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Radon Measurement

Indoor radon measurement and effective dose assessment of 150 apartments in Mashhad, Iran

2011 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 1085-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Mowlavi ◽  
Maria Rosa Fornasier ◽  
Ailreza Binesh ◽  
Mario de Denaro
Keyword(s):  
Effective Dose ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Dose Assessment ◽  
Radon Measurement

scholarly journals Results of the 2015 national indoor radon intercomparison measurements in Serbia

Nukleonika ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-325
Author(s):  
Sofija Forkapić ◽  
Kristina Bikit ◽  
Vesna Arsić ◽  
Jovana Ilić ◽  
Gordana Pantelić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Energy Agency ◽  
Radon Measurement ◽  
Radon Daughters ◽  
Accredited Laboratories ◽  
Novi Sad ◽  
Dose Measurements

Abstract Results and conclusions of interlaboratory comparison of indoor radon in 2015 in Serbia are presented. The participants were three accredited laboratories from Serbia: Serbian Institute of Occupational Health “Dr Dragomir Karajović”, Laboratory for Radioactivity and Dose Measurements at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad and Radiation and Environmental Protection Department, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Science. The laboratories make use of the same method for radon measurement, using charcoal canisters according to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protocol 520/5-87-005. Calibration of detection efficiency was performed using EPA radium standard. Radon activity concentrations were determined on the basis of the intensity of short-living radon daughters, 214Bi and 214Pb, gamma lines. The results of intercomparison were evaluated by using the u-test, which was calculated according to the International Atomic Energy Agency criteria. In this paper, not only limitations but also the advantages and possibilities of application of this method for measuring levels of human exposure to radon are discussed.

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