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A geostatistical approach to define guidelines for radon prone area identification

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A geostatistical approach to define guidelines for radon prone area identification
Radon is a natural radioactive gas known to be the main contributor to natural background radiation exposure and the major leading cause of lung cancer second to smoking. Indoor radon concentration levels of 200 and 400 Bq/m3 are reference values suggested by the 90/143/Euratom recommendation, above which mitigation measures should be taken in new and old buildings, respectively, to reduce exposure to radon. Despite this international recommendation, Italy still does not have mandatory regulations or guidelines to deal with radon in dwellings. Monitoring surveys have been undertaken in a number of western European countries in order to assess the exposure of people to this radioactive gas and to identify radon prone areas. However, such campaigns provide concentration values in each single dwelling included in the sample, while it is often necessary to provide measures of the pollutant concentration which refer to sub-areas of the region under study. This requires a realignment of the ...
Riccardo Borgoni, Piero Quatto, Giorgio Somà
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Type Journal
Year 2010
Where SMA
Authors Riccardo Borgoni, Piero Quatto, Giorgio Somà, Daniela de Bartolo
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