Open AccessA survey of 222Rn concentrations in dwellings of the town of Metsovo in North-western Greece
Author(s) -
K. G. Ioannides,
Kostas Stamoulis,
C. Papachristodoulou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hnps advances in nuclear physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2654-0088
pISSN - 2654-007X
DOI - 10.12681/hnps.2202
Subject(s) - radon , radium , environmental science , seasonality , geography , radiochemistry , chemistry , physics , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
A radon survey has been carried out of indoor radon concentrations in dwellings ocated in the town of Metsovo, in north-western Greece. To measure indoor radon ioncentrations, CR-39 detectors were installed in randomly selected houses and were exposed :or about 3 months, during summer and winter. Also gamma spectroscopy measurements of he soil's radium content were performed. The indoor radon concentration levels varied from [7.6 to 750.4 Bq m-3, while the radium concentration of soil varied from 4.9 to 97.1 Bq m"3. Seasonal variation of the radon levels and the influence of house features and sou are liscussed.