title: Radioactivity in the indoor building environment in Serbia.
abstract: Measurement of activity concentrations of radionuclides in building materials and radon in indoor space is important in the assessment of population exposures, as most individuals spend 80 % of their time indoors. This paper presents the results of activity concentration measurements of: radon emanated from the soil, radionuclides (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K in the soil, indoor radon in the city of Novi Sad (the capital city of Vojvodina) using charcoal canisters and indoor radon in the Vojvodina region using alpha-track detectors and the radioactivity of some building materials. Influences of floor level, space under the rooms, boarding, and the heating system on indoor radon accumulation in the Vojvodina province, situated in the northern part of Serbia, are also presented in this paper. The total effective dose and the activity concentration index are calculated applying the dose criteria recommended by the European Union for building materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physic, Faculty of Sciences, Universtiy of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 4, Novi Sad, Serbia 21000.
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Todorović
authors.forename: Istvan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bikit
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vesković
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krmar
authors.forename: Dusan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mrđa
authors.forename: Sofija
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Forkapić
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansman
authors.forename: Jovana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikolov
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bikit
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D003252:Construction Materials; D006798:Housing; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011851:Radioactivity; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011883:Radium / Q000032:analysis*; D055771:Serbia; D012987:Soil; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012987:Soil; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D013910:Thorium; D011883:Radium