Measurement of radon activity concentration in elementary schools in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kasić Amela; Kasumović Amira; Hodžić Muhamed

doi:10.2298/NTRP2403243K

Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection (Jan 2024)

Measurement of radon activity concentration in elementary schools in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kasić Amela,
Kasumović Amira,
Hodžić Muhamed

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Kasić Amela: Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kasumović Amira: Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hodžić Muhamed: Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP2403243K
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39, no. 3
pp. 243 – 249

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In this paper, the results of measurements of indoor radon activity concentration in fourteen elementary schools in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, are presented. Measurements were performed with CR-39 solid-state nuclear track detectors. Radon activity concentration in investigated locations was 6.8-143 Bqm-3. To assess the indoor radon hazards for people, the annual effective dose, excess lifetime cancer risk, and the relative risk of lung cancer were estimated.

Published in Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection

ISSN: 1451-3994 (Print); 1452-8185 (Online)
Publisher: VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
Website: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/journal.aspx?issn=1451-3994

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