title: Indoor exposure of population to radon in the FYR of Macedonia.
abstract: The authors present the results of a year-long survey of the indoor radon concentration levels in the FYR of Macedonia. A total number of 437 dwellings in eight statistical regions were subject to radon concentration measurements by using CR-39 track detectors. The annual mean indoor radon concentration in each measuring site was estimated from the four individual measurements with 3 months duration. The measuring period was from December 2008 to December 2009. The distribution of the results was nearly log-normal. The arithmetic and geometric mean values of the annual mean value of radon concentration were estimated to be 105 ± 84 and 84*/1.9 Bq m(-3), respectively. The annual effective dose due to indoor exposure to radon in the dwellings was estimated to be 2.1*/1.9 mSv y(-1).
authors.affiliation: Institute for Public Health of RM, Laboratory for Radioecology Skopje, Skopje, FYR of Macedonia. stojanovskazdenka@gmail.com
authors.forename: Zdenka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stojanovska
authors.forename: Jovan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Januseski
authors.forename: Blazo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boev
authors.forename: Mimoza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ristova
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon