Atmospheric 222Rn in tourist caves of Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
Radon-222 concentrations in the air of 12 tourist caves in Slovenia, Yugoslavia were measured. In almost all the caves concentrations are higher than in the outdoor air, with the highest concentration in the Tabor Cave at about 6000 Bq m-3. From the 222Rn concentrations obtained, the activity of 222Rn inhaled by a visitor breathing cave air was calculated, and the bronchial dose was estimated. The inhaled activity and the bronchial dose were highest in the Tabor Cave with values of 10 kBq and 540 microSv, respectively.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D014195:Travel; D015022:Yugoslavia
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon