Radon, concrete, buildings and human health—a review study

HA Bulut, R Şahin - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive evaluation of the results obtained according to the measurement of radon
gas in buildings and concrete, which is the most consumed material in the world after water …

Comprehensive survey on radon mitigation and indoor air quality in energy efficient buildings from Romania

BD Burghele, M Botoș, S Beldean-Galea… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last 10 years applied scientific research has been carried out in Romania to tacked
the residential radon issues. The increased interest to reduce the carbon footprint of …

Ra-226 in building materials as a source of indoor radon in high-rise residential buildings in Russian cities

IV Yarmoshenko, GP Malinovsky, MV Zhukovsky… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The problem of indoor radon in high-rise buildings is mostly associated with exhalation from
building materials. Characterization of the radon entry from building materials by diffusion is …

Radon concentration in conventional and new energy efficient multi-storey apartment houses: Results of survey in four Russian cities

IV Yarmoshenko, AD Onishchenko, GP Malinovsky… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
During last decades, energy saving in new buildings became relevant within the energy
efficiency strategies in various countries. Such energy efficient building characteristics as air …

Factors influencing temporal variations of radon concentration in high-rise buildings

I Yarmoshenko, M Zhukovsky, A Onishchenko… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Long-term radon time series were analyzed in 14 rooms and offices to search factors
influencing indoor radon concentration in high-rise buildings. Radon entry to living rooms is …

Determination of optimal ventilation rates in educational environment in terms of radon dosimetry

M Dovjak, B Virant, A Krainer, MŠ Zavrl… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction New and renovated energy efficient buildings with minimised ventilation rates
together with increased building airtightness are often associated with higher indoor radon …

Model of radon entry and accumulation in multi-flat energy-efficient buildings

I Yarmoshenko, G Malinovsky, A Vasilyev… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radon daughters in the atmosphere of dwellings, public buildings, and workplaces cause
lung cancer. Radiation safety in a situation of indoor radon exposure is ensured by means of …

Evaluation of indoor air pollutants in 100 retrofit residential buildings from Romania during cold season

MS Beldean-Galea, T Dicu, A Cucoş… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The indoor air quality (IAQ) was in the last decades a major topic of scientific research due to
evidences of adverse effects of different chemicals on the human health. The retrofit of the …

Relationship between Ra-226 activity concentration in building materials and indoor radon concentration: an example of Russian high-rise residential buildings

IV Yarmoshenko, GP Malinovsky, MV Zhukovsky… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The worldwide trend toward the construction of high-rise buildings with high energy
efficiency highlights the role of building materials as a source of indoor radon in the modern …

[HTML][HTML] First Steps towards a National Approach for Radon Survey in Romanian Schools

N Bican-Brișan, GC Dobrei, BD Burghele, AL Cucoș - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schools are a category of public buildings with a high radon exposure risk, due to their high
occupancy factor. In Romania, the elaboration of a methodology for radon measurements in …