Indoor radon levels in schools of South-East Italy.
A survey was conducted to evaluate average levels of indoor radon and gamma doses in all educational buildings (506 schools) located in South-East Italy (the Salento peninsula, province of Lecce). In this paper the final findings relating to measurements performed with SSNTD dosemeters in 438 schools (86% of the sample) are reported. The average annual activity concentration of radon in schools located in the province of Lecce is 209 ± 9 Bq/m(3). Radon values actually ranged from 21 Bq/m(3) to 1608 Bq/m(3). About 7% of schools showed radon concentration values above 500 Bq/m(3), the Italian action level for workplaces.
Italian National Workers Compensation Authority (INAIL, Formerly ISPESL), Via Fontana Candida 1, 00040 Monteporzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
Rosabianca
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Trevisi
Federica
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Leonardi
Carla
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Simeoni
Sabrina
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Tonnarini
Miriam
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Veschetti
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005720:Gamma Rays; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012574:Schools
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D011886:Radon