Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world
Ny-Ålesund is situated at 78° 55´ N, 11° 56´ E on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago and is a centre for international Arctic scientific research and environmental monitoring. Since 1916 to 1963 was an old coal mining town. Exposure to indoor radon has been...
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ftunivmalaga:oai:riuma.uma.es:10630/9840 2023-07-30T04:01:37+02:00 Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world Pérez-Martínez, Manuel Jimenez-Gamez, Carlos López-Gordillo, Francisco Javier Gordo, Elisa Liger-Pérez, Esperanza Cañete-Hidalgo, Sergio Andrés Ruiz-Cruces, Rafael Dueñas-Buey, Mª Concepción 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10630/9840 eng eng radon in the environment Cracovia (POLAND) 25-29 mayo-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10630/9840 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Radón Radon-222 Indoor quality air Artic info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject 2015 ftunivmalaga 2023-07-11T23:16:15Z Ny-Ålesund is situated at 78° 55´ N, 11° 56´ E on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago and is a centre for international Arctic scientific research and environmental monitoring. Since 1916 to 1963 was an old coal mining town. Exposure to indoor radon has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. In an indoor environment, there are many factors affecting indoor radon concentrations. Those factors could be different in the Arctic regions. [1] It is well known that the Council Directive 2013/59 / Euratom of 5 December 2013, article 74, says that "Member States shall establish national reference levels for indoor radon concentrations. The reference levels for the annual average activity concentration in air shall not be higher than 300 Bq m -3" so it is important to know the radon concentration in different places. Indoor radon activity measurements were carried out in different locations at Ny-Ålesund: Koldewey base (German base), KingsBay dining room, Marine Laboratory, and Gym facilities with five AlphaE devices from Saphymo GmbH. The AlphaE is an ultra small continuous radon monitor for professional use, based on a silicon diffusion chamber.The calculation of dose is possible due to a user-settable equilibrium factor. Indoor radon measurements were carried out from 3 to 27 September 2014. The values show low average level of indoor radon in the different analyzed buildings, with a geometrical mean of 60 Bq/m3 with a maximun value of 145 Bq/m3 in the Koldewey building. So the radiation exposure levels for workers and scientific personnel represents only a low percentage of the exposure guides for the general population. Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. Conference Object Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Spitsbergen RIUMA - Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga Arctic Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Ny-Ålesund is situated at 78° 55´ N, 11° 56´ E on the west coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island in the Svalbard archipelago and is a centre for international Arctic scientific research and environmental monitoring. Since 1916 to 1963 was an old coal mining town. Exposure to indoor radon has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. In an indoor environment, there are many factors affecting indoor radon concentrations. Those factors could be different in the Arctic regions. [1] It is well known that the Council Directive 2013/59 / Euratom of 5 December 2013, article 74, says that "Member States shall establish national reference levels for indoor radon concentrations. The reference levels for the annual average activity concentration in air shall not be higher than 300 Bq m -3" so it is important to know the radon concentration in different places. Indoor radon activity measurements were carried out in different locations at Ny-Ålesund: Koldewey base (German base), KingsBay dining room, Marine Laboratory, and Gym facilities with five AlphaE devices from Saphymo GmbH. The AlphaE is an ultra small continuous radon monitor for professional use, based on a silicon diffusion chamber.The calculation of dose is possible due to a user-settable equilibrium factor. Indoor radon measurements were carried out from 3 to 27 September 2014. The values show low average level of indoor radon in the different analyzed buildings, with a geometrical mean of 60 Bq/m3 with a maximun value of 145 Bq/m3 in the Koldewey building. So the radiation exposure levels for workers and scientific personnel represents only a low percentage of the exposure guides for the general population. Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. |
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Pérez-Martínez, Manuel Jimenez-Gamez, Carlos López-Gordillo, Francisco Javier Gordo, Elisa Liger-Pérez, Esperanza Cañete-Hidalgo, Sergio Andrés Ruiz-Cruces, Rafael Dueñas-Buey, Mª Concepción |
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Pérez-Martínez, Manuel Jimenez-Gamez, Carlos López-Gordillo, Francisco Javier Gordo, Elisa Liger-Pérez, Esperanza Cañete-Hidalgo, Sergio Andrés Ruiz-Cruces, Rafael Dueñas-Buey, Mª Concepción |
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Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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Indoor radon measurements in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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indoor radon measurements in ny-ålesund, the northernmost civilian settlement in the world |
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Arctic Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Arctic Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago |
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Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Spitsbergen |
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