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- Title
Indoor radon concentration in state schools of four Bulgarian districts.
- Authors
Ivanova, Kremena G; Stojanovska, Zdenka; Djunakova, Desislava K; Djounova, Jana N; Kunovska, Bistra K; Chobanova, Nina A
- Abstract
Indoor radon concentrations were surveyed in 230 public schools in four Bulgarian districts for the period November/December 2019 to May/June 2020. The measurements were carried out in 2427 rooms on the basement, ground floor and first floor using the passive track detectors of the Radosys system. The estimated arithmetic and geometric means with standard deviations were 153 ± 154 and 114 Bq/m3 (geometric standard deviation (GSD) = 2.08), respectively. The results are higher than those referred from the National Radon Survey in dwellings. In 9.4% of the rooms, the radon concentrations were above the reference value of 300 Bq/m3. The difference between indoor radon concentrations in the districts was significant, which proves its spatial variation. The hypothesis that the applied energy efficiency measures increase indoor radon values in buildings was confirmed. The surveys demonstrated the importance of indoor radon measurements in school buildings, in order to control and reduce children's exposure.
- Subjects
RADON; SCHOOL buildings; STANDARD deviations; SPATIAL variation; ENERGY consumption; REFERENCE values
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2023, Vol 199, Issue 8/9, p970
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncad099