title: Investigation and remediation of houses affected by radon phenomena connected with earlier exploration of silver and uranium ore.
abstract: The sources of gamma radiation inside buildings affected by earlier silver and uranium mining activities are discussed. Possibilities how to reduce gamma dose rates from building materials were studied on several houses located in the old mining town Jáchymov. Results of the efficiency analysis are presented. Experience obtained up to now indicates that it is almost impossible to reduce the gamma dose rates in such buildings to the level corresponding with the natural background, because some of the gamma radiation sources cannot be completely removed from the building structures.
authors.affiliation: Czech Technical University, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Brehová 7, 115 19 Praha 1, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cechák
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moucka
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiránek
authors.forename: Ales
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fronka
authors.forename: Lenka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thinová
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018153:Czech Republic; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods; D006798:Housing; D008906:Mining; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012834:Silver; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D012834:Silver; D014501:Uranium; D011886:Radon