title: Indoor222Rn concentration in the exhibition and storage rooms of Polish geological museums.
abstract: The radon exhaled from radioactive mineral collections exhibited in five Polish geological museums may influence its total indoor concentration. Radon concentrations measured in the exhibition halls do not pose a risk for visitors or museum staff. However, air exceeding the ICRP (2007) action limit for workers (equal to 300Bq/m3) was noted in the storage rooms of two museums. Significant222Rn activity concentrations equal to more than ~300kBq/m3were measured inside lead containers where radioactive minerals were stored.
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Lodz, Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Wróblewskiego 15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland. Electronic address: mdlugosz@mitr.p.lodz.pl.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Długosz-Lisiecka
authors.affiliation: Geological Museum, University of Lodz, in Memorial J. Ziomek, Ziomek, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krystek
authors.affiliation: Geological Museum, in Memorial H. Teisseyre, Teisseyre, University of Wroclaw, W. Cybulskiego 30, 50-205 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raczyński
authors.affiliation: Museum of Deposit Geology in Memorial of Cz. Poborski, Poborski, Akademicka 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Głuszek
authors.affiliation: Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Research Centre in Krakow, Senacka 1, 31-002 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kietlińska-Michalik
authors.affiliation: Geological Museum, in Memorial S. J. Thugutt,Thugutt, University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niechwedowicz
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D005844:Geology; D006801:Humans; D008903:Minerals; D009144:Museums; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D008903:Minerals; C000615148:Radon-222; D011886:Radon
keywords: Inhalation dose; Radioactive minerals; Radon in the air