Indoor air radon concentration in schools in Prizren, Kosovo

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2006;121(4):469-73. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncl072. Epub 2006 Jun 9.

Abstract

Indoor air radon ((222)Rn) concentrations were measured in spring and winter in 30 rooms of 9 elementary schools and 19 rooms of 6 high schools in Prizren, Kosovo, using alpha scintillation cells. Only in three rooms of elementary schools and four rooms of high schools did winter concentrations exceed 400 Bq m(-3).

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
  • Air Pollution, Indoor / analysis*
  • Environmental Exposure / analysis*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Monitoring / statistics & numerical data*
  • Radiation Protection / methods*
  • Risk Assessment / methods*
  • Schools / statistics & numerical data*
  • Yugoslavia

Substances

  • Air Pollutants, Radioactive