Indoor radon concentrations in urban settlements on the Montenegrin Coast

被引:14
作者
Antovic, N. [1 ]
Vukotic, P. [1 ]
Zekic, R. [2 ]
Svrkota, R. [3 ]
Ilic, R. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montenegro, Fac Nat Sci & Math, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
[2] Ctr Ecotoxicol Res, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
[3] Ctr Geol Res, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
[4] Jozef Stefan Inst, Ljubljana, Slovenia
关键词
dosimeter; indoor radon concentration; effective dose;
D O I
10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.06.003
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The first systematic indoor radon measurements on the Montenegrin Coast were carried out in the period 2002-2003, when 107 randomly selected homes in urban settlements were surveyed using CR-39 track-etch detectors, twice a year, each time for about 6 months. None of the measured radon concentrations exceeded the action level of 400 Bq m(-3). The annual average radon concentrations were found to be lognormally distributed (GM = 25.5 Bq m(-3), GSD = 2.1) within the range from 3 to 202 Bq m(-3), with arithmetic mean of 31.8 Bq m(-3), and median of 25.1 Bq m(-3). The average effective dose due to exposure to radon in urban homes on the Montenegrin Coast is estimated to be 0.50 mSv y(-1). (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1573 / 1579
页数:7
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