title: Exposure to radon in dwellings in the Sharri community, Kosovo.
abstract: Indoor air radon concentration was measured by exposing etched track detectors in the sleeping and living rooms of 18 houses in 6 villages of the Sharri community in Kosovo. Values ranged from 24 to 209 Bq m(-3), with only one exceeding 200 Bq m(-3), with a geometric mean and geometric standard deviation of 95.4 Bq m(-3) and 1.6, respectively. On the basis of the assumption that the spring radon concentrations obtained in this survey represent the yearly average, annual effective doses of residents were calculated; they range from 0.89 to 4.7 mSv y(-1), with the geometric mean and geometric standard deviation of 1.5 mSv y(-1) and 2.2, respectively. No mitigation measures are planned to be undertaken.
authors: Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bahtijari
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Vaupotic
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gregoric
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Stegnar
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kobal
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D003625:Data Collection; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012621:Seasons; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon