title: Dose assessment from domestic building materials used in housing sector in Serbia.
abstract: The results of mass activity measuring in many domestic building materials used in a housing sector are presented. Natural radionuclides (40)K, (226)Ra, (232)Th, (235)U and (238)U as well as artificial radionuclide (137)Cs were detected using a gamma spectrometry. Based on measured mass activity values, the absorbed dose rate from examined building materials was calculated following EC standards. According to the UNSCEAR procedure, the annual effective dose was also calculated.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, A. Medvedeva 14 Str, Niš 18000, Serbia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.affiliation: Institute on Occupational Health Protection 'Niš', Vojislava Ilića bb Str, Niš 18000, Serbia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vučić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Niš, A. Medvedeva 14 Str, Niš 18000, Serbia jugoslav.karamarkovic@gaf.ni.ac.rs.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karamarković
mesh_terms: D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011883:Radium / Q000032:analysis*; D055771:Serbia; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma; D013910:Thorium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011197:Potassium Radioisotopes; D013910:Thorium; D011883:Radium