Indoor Exposure in a Region of Central Italy

Identification and gamma spectrometry of the main building materials most commonly used in various towns of several lithologically different areas within a central Italian Region are reported. Periodic gamma radiation values, measured with a pressurised ionisation chamber both inside and outside sam...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 1984-01, Vol.7 (1-4), p.271-274
Main Authors: Campos Venuti, G., Colilli, S., Grisanti, A., Grisanti, G., Monteleone, G., Risica, S., Gobbi, G., Leogrande, M.P., Antonini, A., Borio, R.
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Language:English
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Summary:Identification and gamma spectrometry of the main building materials most commonly used in various towns of several lithologically different areas within a central Italian Region are reported. Periodic gamma radiation values, measured with a pressurised ionisation chamber both inside and outside sampled buildings (within their immediate vicinities) are given. Results of indoor gamma radiation evaluations, obtained with thermoluminescent detectors over several three month periods, are reported. With a simple computer programme these results are also shown to correlate directly with the gamma spectrometry measurements of building materials. Preliminary results of evaluating indoor radon levels with nuclear track diffusion dosemeters for three month periods are also given. Result variability for some samples is shown to have a correlation with building material characteristics.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a083008