Radon Assessment with Solid-state Nuclear Track Detectors in Bucharest and Its Surrounding Region
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Radon contributes with more than 50% to the dose equivalent to the public coming from natural sources, and is a major risk factor for lung cancer occurrence (10–14%, in Europe, p.a.) which should be investigated. Insufficient data on radon levels exist for Romania up to now and further extensive surveys are needed. The paper presents a series of in-situ indoor radon data in various locations in the Bucharest region, in long-term exposures, using a relative method with CR-39 nuclear track detectors, developed formerly at NIPNE.
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