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Indoor radon (222Rn) concentration measurements in Cyprus using high-sensitivity portable detectors

dc.contributor.authorAnastasiou, Tassosen
dc.contributor.authorTsertos, Haralambosen
dc.contributor.authorChristofides, Steliosen
dc.contributor.authorChristodoulides, George D.en
dc.creatorAnastasiou, Tassosen
dc.creatorTsertos, Haralambosen
dc.creatorChristofides, Steliosen
dc.creatorChristodoulides, George D.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-02T15:28:32Z
dc.date.available2019-12-02T15:28:32Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.identifier.issn0265-931X
dc.identifier.urihttp://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/58479
dc.description.abstractUsing high-sensitivity radon (222Rn) portable detectors (passive electronic devices of the type RADIM3), the airborne 222Rn concentration in the interior of various Cypriot buildings and dwellings was measured. For each preselected building and dwelling, a calibrated detector was put into a closed room, and the 222Rn concentration was registered in sampling intervals of 2 to 4 h for a total counting time of typically 48 h. 222Rn activity concentrations were found to be in the range of 6.2 to 102.8 Bq m-3, with an overall arithmetic mean value of (19.3±14.7) Bq m-3. This value is by a factor of two below the world average (population-weighted) value of 39 Bq m-3. The total annual effective dose equivalent to the Cypriot population was calculated to be between 0.16 and 2.6 mSv with an overall arithmetic mean value of (0.49±0.37) mSv. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.en
dc.sourceJournal of environmental radioactivityen
dc.source.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0037902165&doi=10.1016%2fS0265-931X%2803%2900052-3&partnerID=40&md5=b296f2c80970a0488c421f96abe4e9c8
dc.subjectCyprusen
dc.subjectRadonen
dc.subjectarticleen
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoringen
dc.subjectdeviceen
dc.subjectsensitivity and specificityen
dc.subjectcalibrationen
dc.subjectmeasurementen
dc.subjectinstrumentationen
dc.subjectBuildingsen
dc.subjectair pollutanten
dc.subjectRadioactivityen
dc.subjectAir Pollutants, Radioactiveen
dc.subjectair samplingen
dc.subjectDetectorsen
dc.subjectAir Pollution, Indooren
dc.subjectambient airen
dc.subjectAtmospheric radioactivityen
dc.subjectEffective dose rateen
dc.subjectelectronicsen
dc.subjectindoor air pollutionen
dc.subjectindoor radonen
dc.subjectIndoor radon concentrationen
dc.subjectPortable detectorsen
dc.subjectPortable radon detectorsen
dc.subjectRADIM3en
dc.subjectradon 222en
dc.titleIndoor radon (222Rn) concentration measurements in Cyprus using high-sensitivity portable detectorsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0265-931X(03)00052-3
dc.description.volume68
dc.description.issue2
dc.description.startingpage159
dc.description.endingpage169
dc.author.facultyΣχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
dc.author.departmentΤμήμα Φυσικής / Department of Physics
dc.type.uhtypeArticleen
dc.description.notes<p>Cited By :29</p>en
dc.source.abbreviationJ.Environ.Radioact.en
dc.contributor.orcidTsertos, Haralambos [0000-0001-5966-343X]
dc.gnosis.orcid0000-0001-5966-343X


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