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 …

The possibility of the phosphogypsum use in the production of brick: Radiological and structural characterization

P Kuzmanović, N Todorović, D Mrđa, S Forkapić… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, phosphogypsum (PG) with the content of 226 Ra of about 500 Bq kg-1 was
used as a clay additive in mass ratios of (0− 40)% and its influence on the radiological and …

Natural radioactivity and radon exhalation rate of Sardinian dimension stones

V Dentoni, S Da Pelo, MM Aghdam… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the ever-growing public concern about radon risk arising from building materials, the
radon exhalation rates and the natural radioactivity of eighteen dimension stones mostly …

Radioactivity of building materials in Serbia and assessment of radiological hazard of gamma radiation and radon exhalation

P Kuzmanović, N Todorović, L Filipović Petrović… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a gamma spectrometric analysis of 47 samples of building materials
produced and used in Serbia. Based on the measured activity concentrations of 226 Ra, 232 …

Experimental study on permeability characteristics and radon exhalation law of overburden soil in uranium tailings pond

X Liu, X Li, M Lan, Y Liu, C Hong, H Wang - Environmental science and …, 2021 - Springer
The permeability characteristics of overburden soil have a significant effect on radon
exhalation in uranium tailings pond. To understand this change, the effects of dry density …

Natural radioactivity and radiological risk assessment due to building materials commonly used in Erbil city, Kurdistan region, Iraq

SQ Othman, AH Ahmed, SI Mohammed - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2023 - Springer
Radiometric monitoring of construction materials is required for estimating the interior and
exterior exposure to ionizing radiation emitted by terrestrial radioactive elements in building …

[HTML][HTML] Application of airborne geophysical survey data in a logistic regression model to improve the predictive power of geogenic radon maps. A case study in …

M Dardac, J Elío, MM Aghdam, M Banríon… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel methodology was investigated to improve the spatial resolution and
predictive power of geogenic radon maps. The data inputs comprise indoor radon …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the Radioactivity, Metals Content and Mineralogy of Granodiorite from Calabria, Southern Italy: A Case Study

L Dattola, A Belvedere, M D'Agostino, G Faggio… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an assessment of the natural radioactivity level, radon exhalation, metal
contamination, and mineralogy of a granodiorite rock sample from Stilo, in the Calabria …

[HTML][HTML] Radon Exhalation Rate, Radioactivity Content, and Mineralogy Assessment of Significant Historical and Artistic Interest Construction Materials

F Caridi, D Chiriu, SD Pelo, G Faggio, M Guida… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an investigation focused on assessing the radon exhalation, the natural
radioactivity level, and the mineralogy of natural stones of particular historical–artistic …

Technical Report Evaluation and study of radon occupational exposure levels in dams: a case study of the Gallery of Medau Zirimilis Dam (Sardinia, Italy)

MM Aghdam - Journal of the European Radon Association, 2023 - radonjournal.net
Protection of people from radon exposure in workplaces is an important factor in decreasing
lung cancer risk. International authorities have set 'reference levels' to control enhanced …