Indoor radon concentrations in the town of Podgorica-Montenegro

Vukotic, P.; Dapcevic, S.; Saveljić, N.; Uvarov, V. V.; Kulakov, V. M.

doi:10.1016/s1350-4487(97)00179-0

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“…Although radon measurements in Montenegro started 10 y ago Vukotic et al, 1997Vukotic et al, , 1998Antovich et al, 2002), the first systematic long-term radon survey commenced in 2002, in the frame of the ongoing national radon program.…”

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Indoor radon concentrations in urban settlements on the Montenegrin Coast

Antović

Vukotic

Zekic

et al. 2007

Radiation Measurements

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Indoor radon concentrations in urban settlements on the Montenegrin Coast

Antović

Vukotic

Zekic

et al. 2007

Radiation Measurements

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“…Indoor radon measurements of high-rise lightweight concrete has brought a different perspective to the literature. According to the results of indoor radon research conducted in Montenegro [217], the average radon concentration was 26.4 Bqm −3 , and the average indoor radon level was highest in detached houses made of bricks and lowest in apartment houses made of concrete and brick with plastered walls. In a study [218] in which the radon levels and entry mechanisms were examined experimentally and theoretically in a house under a Mediterranean climate in Barcelona, high radon concentration differences were not observed between different rooms of the house.…”

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Radon, Concrete, Buildings and Human Health—A Review Study

Bulut,

Şahin

2024

Buildings

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A comprehensive evaluation of the results obtained according to the measurement of radon gas in buildings and concrete, which is the most consumed material in the world after water, in accessible studies carried out in the last 40 years is the main objective of this study. The paper additionally aims to address the gap in the literature by comparatively determining which parameters affect radon–concrete and radon–building relationships. The scientific knowledge compiled within the scope of this article was presented under the main headings of radon and radon gas measurements in concrete and buildings. Radon gas, also known as the “invisible killer”, is considered the second most important cause of lung cancer after smoking (the gas is responsible for 3–14% of lung cancer cases in the world). The results determined that radon concentration limits have been applied in the range of 100–400 Bqm−3 in houses and 100–3700 Bqm−3 in workplaces. Studies conducted on the exhalation rate of radon showed that the radon exhalation rate of concrete may be in the range of 0.23–510 Bqm−2 h−1. The results of indoor radon concentration measurements revealed that values between 4.6 Bqm−3 and 583 Bqm−3 were obtained. Despite the existing literature, some researchers state that there is an urgent need for an improved and widely accepted protocol based on reliable measurement techniques to standardize measurements of the radon exhalation rate of construction materials and the indoor radon concentration of buildings.

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Indoor radon concentrations in the town of Niksic, Montenegro

Antović

Vukotic

Zekic

et al. 2007

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

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Indoor radon was systematically surveyed in the town of Niksic-the second largest town in Montenegro-which has some of its settlements built above red bauxite deposits. The radon concentrations were measured in 55 homes in 2002/03, in the summer and winter period, using CR-39 etched track detectors. The average annual radon concentrations were found to be lognormally distributed (geometric mean = 66.2 Bq m(-3), geometric standard deviation = 3.0) within the range from 10 to 966 Bq m(-3), with arithmetic mean of 122.7 Bq m(-3) and median of 61.7 Bq m(-3). Although the annual mean radon concentrations above the action level of 400 Bq m(-3) are found only in four dwellings, the indoor radon levels in the town of Niksic are relatively high when compared with the average in the South European countries, as well as with indoor radon levels in other regions in Montenegro.

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Indoor radon concentrations in the town of Podgorica-Montenegro

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Indoor radon concentrations in urban settlements on the Montenegrin Coast

Indoor radon concentrations in urban settlements on the Montenegrin Coast

Radon, Concrete, Buildings and Human Health—A Review Study

Indoor radon concentrations in the town of Niksic, Montenegro

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