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Radon levels in Cyprus

dc.contributor.authorSarrou, I.en
dc.contributor.authorPashalidis, Ioannisen
dc.creatorSarrou, I.en
dc.creatorPashalidis, Ioannisen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-21T06:22:41Z
dc.date.available2019-11-21T06:22:41Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.issn0265-931X
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/56103
dc.description.abstractRadon levels in atmospheric and aquatic systems in Cyprus have recently been measured using the radon monitor Alpha Guard. Indoor and outdoor radon levels were obtained in situ, whereas analysis of radon concentrations in water was performed using tap and ground water samples collected from several areas of the island. The average value for outdoor and indoor radon concentration is 11±10 and 7±6 Bq m-3, respectively, and for tap and ground water 0.4 Bq l-1 and 1.4 Bq l-1, respectively. From these data the annual dose equivalent of airborne radon to the Cypriot population is about 0.19 mSv y-1, which is quite low compared to the total dose equivalent of natural and man-made ionising radiation in Cyprus. Radon levels in aquatic systems are relatively low due to an exhaustive utilisation of ground water resources and also to the increased input of desalinated sea water in the water distribution network and eventually into the ground water reservoirs. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.sourceJournal of environmental radioactivityen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037716759&doi=10.1016%2fS0265-931X%2803%2900066-3&partnerID=40&md5=d975bf781cfe4d790802cdf3a421a29c
dc.subjectCyprusen
dc.subjectRadonen
dc.subjectarticleen
dc.subjectpopulationen
dc.subjectpollution monitoringen
dc.subjectdata analysisen
dc.subjectReference Valuesen
dc.subjectwater supplyen
dc.subjectSeawateren
dc.subjectatmosphereen
dc.subjectSoilen
dc.subjectaquatic environmenten
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoringen
dc.subjectGroundwateren
dc.subjectwater samplingen
dc.subjectground wateren
dc.subjectWater Pollutants, Radioactiveen
dc.subjectAir Pollutants, Radioactiveen
dc.subjectAquatic radonen
dc.subjectAquatic systemsen
dc.subjectatmospheric radioactivityen
dc.subjectDesalinationen
dc.subjectDose equivalenten
dc.subjectIndoor and outdoor radonen
dc.subjectIonizing radiationen
dc.subjectpollution exposureen
dc.subjectradionuclideen
dc.subjectradon isotopeen
dc.subjectReservoirs (water)en
dc.subjecttap wateren
dc.titleRadon levels in Cyprusen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00066-3
dc.description.volume68
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.startingpage269
dc.description.endingpage277
dc.author.faculty002 Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Χημείας / Department of Chemistry
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.description.notes<p>Cited By :27</p>en
dc.source.abbreviationJ.Environ.Radioact.en
dc.contributor.orcidPashalidis, Ioannis [0000-0002-7587-6395]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0002-7587-6395


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