Radon Concentration and Effective Dose Assessment in Coves de Campanet (Mallorca Island, Spain)

Oana Alexandra Dumitru; Bogdan P Onac; Joan J. Fornós; Constantin Cosma

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Radon Concentration and Effective Dose Assessment in Coves de Campanet (Mallorca Island, Spain)

Oana Alexandra Dumitru, Bogdan P Onac, Joan J. Fornós, Constantin Cosma

University of South Florida

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This study documents measured radon concentration levels in Coves de Campanet, a touristic cave from Mallorca (Spain). The mean annual concentration at eight different locations within the cave varied between 644.37 and 1,694.40 Bq m ⁻³ . As expected, a seasonal variation was observed, with higher radon levels during summer and lower values during the winter season. The integrated measurements were confirmed by continuous radon monitoring in two selected locations. The effective dose expected to be received by tour guides within the cave ranged from 0.72 to 1.89 mSv y ⁻¹ with an annual dose of 1.23 mSv y ⁻¹ .

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	303
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3511-5
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Radon concentration
CR 39 detectors
Cave
Seasonal variation
Effective dose

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