Indoor Measurements of Airborne Natural Radioactivity in Italy

Sciocchetti, G.; Scacco, F.; Baldassini, P.G.; Monte, Luigi; Sarao, R.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a083025

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“…It may also be noted that the patients also receive significant doses in spas in other countries. In Italy the doses received by patients reach up to 15 mSv yr −1 (Sciocchetti 1983). In the Austrian spa of Badgastein, the patients are more exposed since the effective dose they receive varies between 2 and 45 mSv yr −1 (Bogolyubo et al 1983).…”

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Estimation of the radiological risk related to the presence of radon 222 in a hydrotherapy centre in Tunisia

Labidi¹,

Essafi

Mahjoubi³

2006

J. Radiol. Prot.

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The (222)Rn concentration in air was measured in a thermal water spa used as a hydrotherapy centre in Tunisia. The associated health risk for employees and patients due to the inhalation of (222)Rn and its progeny was estimated. A protection scheme for the employees of the spas has been designed. Results show that the (222)Rn concentration varies in the range 33-589 Bq m(-3). The (222)Rn concentrations measured in the present study show lower values in comparison to those reported for thermal spas in other countries. The (222)Rn concentration in different rooms of the spa depends mainly on the ventilation rate. A model based on a dosimetric approach was adopted to estimate the radon risk considering the (222)Rn concentration, the time spent in the spa, and the radioactive equilibrium factor F. The annual effective dose was found to vary between 0.2 and 1.7 mSv for workers while the range for patients was from 2.8 x 10(-4) to 1.1 x 10(-4) mSv. These values are within the ICRP recommended values.

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Estimation of the radiological risk related to the presence of radon 222 in a hydrotherapy centre in Tunisia

Labidi¹,

Essafi

Mahjoubi³

2006

J. Radiol. Prot.

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“…Several surveys have been performed in different countries in Europe and North America [7][8][9][10]. These surveys have revealed that some countries have a high radon concentration in homes and in drinking water (e.g.…”

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Radon concentration in Jordanian drinking water and hot springs

Al-Kazwini

Hasan

2003

J. Radiol. Prot.

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The radon concentration in Jordanian drinking water and hot springs has been measured using the electret-passive environmental radon monitoring method. This study maps out Jordanian water sources from the north to the south as well as the area around the capital Amman and the Jordan valley. Samples from 30 sources were collected and analysed during the period from November 2001 to June 2002. We have found that 60% of the drinking water sources have radon concentrations above the proposed US Environmental Protection Agency limit of 11 Bq l(-1); these are mostly situated in the northern region of the country. Fortunately, these sources supplied only a small number of people since they were mainly located in rural areas. Tap water in the capital Amman, where approximately 35% of the population live, has a very low radon concentration, 3.9 Bq l(-1). However, the isolated northern drinking water wells did show a radon level as high as 117 Bq l(-1). Hot springs in Jordan have a radon level ranging between 63 and 81 Bq l(-1), again mainly in the northern region. In general we conclude that Jordanian drinking water is safe as far as radon concentration is concerned with the exception of a few isolated local drinking water wells.

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“…To address these problems, it is necessary to know the dose limits of public exposures and to measure the natural environmental radiation level for the estimation of the exposures to natural radiation sources [5]. Many studies have investigated the levels of natural background radiationby in situ measurements or by analysis of radionuclideconcentration in sand samples [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

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