Indoor Radon Concentrations in Dwellings of Ischia Island

Mariagabriella Pugliese, Maria Quarto, Filomena Loffredo, Agostino Mazzella, Vincenzo Roca

1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy; 2Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Liceo Statale Ischia, Naples, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/jep.2013.48A2005                

Abstract

Indoor radon concentration measurements were performed in dwellings of Ischia island (South Italy) using commercial E-Perm devices in LST configuration. The average concentrations in the dwellings were found to vary from 125 to 865 Bq/m³ with an average of 354 ± 176 Bq/m³. This value is higher than Italian National average that is 75 Bq/m³ and Campanian average that is 95 Bq/m³. Correlation between indoor radon concentration measurements and floor level of monitored room was also studied.

Keywords

Radon; E-Perm; Floor Level

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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