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

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dc.creatorAnastasiou, T.
dc.creatorTsertos, H.
dc.creatorChristofides, S.
dc.creatorChristodoulides, G.
dc.date2002-12-28
dc.date2003-02-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:48:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:48:38Z
dc.descriptionUsing high--sensitivity radon (Rn-222) portable detectors (passive electronic devices of the type RADIM3), the airborne Rn-222 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 Rn-222 concentration was registered in sampling intervals of 2 to 4 hours for a total counting time of typically 48 hours. Rn-222 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.
dc.description21 pages including 2 tables and 4 figures; minor changes including new references. To appear in Journ. of Env. Radioactivity
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0212105
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0212105
dc.identifierJ.Environ.Radioact. 68 (2003) 159-169
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85096
dc.subjectMedical Physics
dc.subjectNuclear Experiment
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.titleIndoor radon (Rn-222) concentration measurements in Cyprus using high-sensitivity portable detectors
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