Indoor exposure of population to radon in the FYR of Macedonia

The authors present the results of a year-long survey of the indoor radon concentration levels in the FYR of Macedonia. A total number of 437 dwellings in eight statistical regions were subject to radon concentration measurements by using CR-39 track detectors. The annual mean indoor radon concentra...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2012-01, Vol.148 (2), p.162-167
Main Authors: Stojanovska, Zdenka, Januseski, Jovan, Boev, Blazo, Ristova, Mimoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Air Pollution, Radioactive - analysis
Humans
Radiation Monitoring
Radon - analysis
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Summary:The authors present the results of a year-long survey of the indoor radon concentration levels in the FYR of Macedonia. A total number of 437 dwellings in eight statistical regions were subject to radon concentration measurements by using CR-39 track detectors. The annual mean indoor radon concentration in each measuring site was estimated from the four individual measurements with 3 months duration. The measuring period was from December 2008 to December 2009. The distribution of the results was nearly log-normal. The arithmetic and geometric mean values of the annual mean value of radon concentration were estimated to be 105±84 and 84*/1.9 Bq m−3, respectively. The annual effective dose due to indoor exposure to radon in the dwellings was estimated to be 2.1*/1.9 mSv y−1.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncr030