Published February 8, 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

Radon concentrations in kindergartens of Osijek and Ljubljana

  • 1. Strossmayer Univ., Osijek (Yugoslavia). Faculty of Education
  • 2. Institut Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana (Yugoslavia)

Description

Indoor radon concentrations in the kindergartens of Osijek, Croatia, have been measured with α-scintillation cells, LR-115 nuclear track detectors, as well as a Radhome semiconductor detector. Average values of 50.2, 43.7 and 47 Bq m-3 were obtained, respectively. Under the worst conditions, the annual radon effective dose equivalent was 10 mSv y-1. Using bare and filtered LR-115 detectors, the average equilibrium factor was assessed as 0.36 indoors. Measurements of the γ-dose rate in the kindergartens did not show any significant correlation with the radon concentration. Indoor radon concentrations in the kindergartens of Ljubljana, Slovenia, measured by scintillation cells had an arithmetic mean and standard deviation of 228 and 143 Bq m-3, respectively. (author) 6 refs.; 2 figs

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
175
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 103-111.
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM