NUKLEONIKA 1993, 38(4):71-85

 


SOURCES OF RADON IN INDOOR AIR



Kalina Mamont-Cieśla

Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Department of Dosimetry,
Konwaliowa 7, 03-194 Warsaw, Poland


Sources of radon in buildings are described; current views are presented on the contribution of different sources of this radionuclide to its total concentration. The results of preliminary investigations of radon levels in buildings in 7 regions of Poland are briefly presented. These results confirm dominating influence of the basement soil on the level of radon concentration occurring in buildings.


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