Indoor radon survey in Eastern Sicily |
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Authors: | R Catalano G Immè G ManganoD Morelli A Rosselli Tazzer |
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Institution: | a Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Catania, via S. Sofia, 64 I-95123 Catania, Italy b Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Catania, Italy |
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Abstract: | Inhalation of radon (Rn-222) and its progeny is one of the most significant sources of natural radiation exposure of the population. Nowadays, high radon exposures have been shown to cause lung cancer and many governments all over the world have therefore recommended that radon exposures in dwellings and indoor workplaces should be limited. Radon levels in buildings vary widely from area to area depending on local geology. This paper presents the results of a long-term survey of radon concentrations carried out from 2005 till 2010 in schools and dwellings of Eastern Sicily, using the solid-state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) technique. The investigated area shows medium-high indoor radon concentrations, higher than the Italian average of about 70 Bq/m3, with peaks of 500 Bq/m3 or more in buildings near active faults. Fortunately, only a small fraction of the measurements, about 1.5% of total, was found greater than EU and Italian action limits for indoor and workplaces. |
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Keywords: | Indoor radon SSNTD Eastern Sicily |
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