The noble gas Radon is a chemical element that has no stable isotopes. Radon isotopes result from the disintegration of 238U, 235U and 232Th. The half-life of 222Rn is 3.8235 days, for 220Rn is 55.6 s and for 219Rn is 3.96 s. Radon is the second cause of lung cancer for the population after smoking, [1, 2]. Medical studies have provided clear evidence of an association between Radon exposure in homes and workplaces and lung cancer, even at relatively low concentrations of Radon. Radon emanates from rocks and soils and accumulates in enclosed spaces such as underground mines, basements or houses. Radon is the most important contributor to the dose of ionizing radiation received by the population. This paper is based on Radon measurements undertaken by different research groups, in several European countries. The concentration of Radon in underground, in caves and mines, takes values from tenth of Bq/m3 up to more than one million Bq/m3.
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20 February 2019
EXOTIC NUCLEI AND NUCLEAR/PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS (VII). PHYSICS WITH SMALL ACCELERATORS: Proceedings of the Carpathian Summer School of Physics 2018 (CSSP18)
1–14 July 2018
Sinaia, Romania
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February 20 2019
Radon measurements in underground mines and caves from several European countries
Romul Mircea Margineanu
Romul Mircea Margineanu
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Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering
, P.O.B. MG-6, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
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AIP Conf. Proc. 2076, 050004 (2019)
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Romul Mircea Margineanu; Radon measurements in underground mines and caves from several European countries. AIP Conf. Proc. 20 February 2019; 2076 (1): 050004. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5091643
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