Environmental Study on Radioactivity of the Spas in the Island of Ikaria

Trabidou, G.; Florou, H.; Angelopoulous, A.; Sakelliou, L.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a031513

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“…Polichnitos and Lisvori thermal waters have high average temperatures, with those of Polichnitos to be the highest in Lesvos. The measured radon concentrations in thermal waters of Lesvos are within the range of measurements reported for other spas for Greece (Kritidis and Angelou, 1986;Danali-Cotsaki and Margomenou-Leonidopoulou, 1993;Trabidou et al, 1996). Vaupotic and Kobal (2001) reported very higher concentrations in a swimming pool at Radenci Slovenia.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 84%

Radon variations during treatment in thermal spas of Lesvos Island (Greece)

Vogiannis

Nikolopoulos

Louizï

et al. 2004

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

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confidence: 84%

Radon variations during treatment in thermal spas of Lesvos Island (Greece)

Vogiannis

Nikolopoulos

Louizï

et al. 2004

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

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“…Polichnitos and Lisvori thermal waters have high average temperatures, with those of Polichnitos to be the highest in Lesvos. The measured radon concentrations in thermal waters of Lesvos are within the range of measurements reported for other spas for Greece (Kritidis and Angelou, 1986;Danali-Cotsaki and Margomenou-Leonidopoulou, 1993;Trabidou et al, 1996). Vaupotic and Kobal (2001) reported very high concentrations in a swimming pool at Radenci Slovenia.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 84%

Radon variations during treatment in thermal spas of Lesvos Island (Greece)

Vogiannis

Nikolopoulos

Louizï

et al. 2004

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

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The aim of this paper was to study the variations of radon and daughter nuclei during treatment in the thermal spas of Lesvos Island (Greece). For this purpose, in the thermal spas of Lesvos we have measured the radon concentrations of thermal waters, as well as indoor radon, daughter and coarse particle (>500 nm) concentrations. Various instruments and procedures were employed for measurements. Radon concentrations of thermal waters were found to lie in the range 10 Bq l(-1) and 304 Bq l(-1). Concentration peaks both for radon, radon daughter and coarse particle, were found to appear during filling of baths in the treatment process. The doses delivered to the bathers during treatment were in the range of 0.00670-0.1279 mSv per year, while the doses delivered to personnel were below 20 mSv per year.

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“…Besides, the concentrations of 238 U in sediments are higher in the spring Therma compared to those in Xylosirtis (40-52 and 13-30 Bq kg À1 , respectively). Local maxima of 238 U levels up to 1049 AE 30 Bq kg À1 in terrestrial material in the vicinity of spring Therma have been also reported by Trabidou et al (1996), whereas uranium enhanced concentrations (rough inventory in cps) have been stated by previous studies (Makris et al, 1965).…”

Section: Ikaria Islandsupporting

confidence: 55%

“…These areas present elevated concentrations of natural gamma emitters in the abiotic components of the environment and the organisms if compared with other areas in Greece (Trabidou et al, 1994(Trabidou et al, , 1996. From the geological point of view, the island is divided into two equal parts which are petrologically distinct: (a) the eastern part which consists of largely metamorphosed sedimentary formations and (b) the western part mainly consisting of granite formations (Ktenas and Marinos, 1969), whereas a mountainous area dominates this island.…”

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confidence: 99%