A radon survey was carried out in 30 schools located in the metropolitan area around Naples, Italy. Radonconcentration was measured using the SSNTD (Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors) method with LR115 detectors. Time integrated measurements covered two consecutive 6-month periods at different locations inside the school buildings: classrooms, laboratories and offices. Data distribution is well fitted by a log-normal curve. The arithmetic mean annual radonconcentration is 144 Bq m−3, the geometric mean is 86 Bq m−3; the standard deviations are respectively 7 Bq m−3 and 3. The fractions of rooms where radonconcentrations exceed the reference levels of 200, 400 and 500 Bq m−3 are 21.3%, 7.6% and 4.5% respectively. The results show that radonconcentration in scientific laboratories and in offices is higher than in classrooms.
Radon concentrations in schools of the neapolitan area / G., Venoso; F., De Cicco; B., Flores; L., Gialanella; Pugliese, Mariagabriella; Roca, Vincenzo; C., Sabbarese. - In: RADIATION MEASUREMENTS. - ISSN 1350-4487. - STAMPA. - 44:(2009), pp. 127-130. [10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.10.002]
Radon concentrations in schools of the neapolitan area
PUGLIESE, MARIAGABRIELLA;ROCA, VINCENZO;
2009
Abstract
A radon survey was carried out in 30 schools located in the metropolitan area around Naples, Italy. Radonconcentration was measured using the SSNTD (Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors) method with LR115 detectors. Time integrated measurements covered two consecutive 6-month periods at different locations inside the school buildings: classrooms, laboratories and offices. Data distribution is well fitted by a log-normal curve. The arithmetic mean annual radonconcentration is 144 Bq m−3, the geometric mean is 86 Bq m−3; the standard deviations are respectively 7 Bq m−3 and 3. The fractions of rooms where radonconcentrations exceed the reference levels of 200, 400 and 500 Bq m−3 are 21.3%, 7.6% and 4.5% respectively. The results show that radonconcentration in scientific laboratories and in offices is higher than in classrooms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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