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Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential

Radon ((222)Rn) is a natural radioactive gas formed in rocks and soil by the decay of its parent nuclide (238-Uranium). The rate at which radon migrates to the surface, be it along faults or directly emanated from shallow soil, represents the Geogenic Radon Potential (GRP) of an area. Considering th...

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Autores principales: Giustini, Francesca, Ruggiero, Livio, Sciarra, Alessandra, Beaubien, Stan Eugene, Graziani, Stefano, Galli, Gianfranco, Pizzino, Luca, Tartarello, Maria Chiara, Lucchetti, Carlo, Sirianni, Pietro, Tuccimei, Paola, Voltaggio, Mario, Bigi, Sabina, Ciotoli, Giancarlo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020666
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author Giustini, Francesca
Ruggiero, Livio
Sciarra, Alessandra
Beaubien, Stan Eugene
Graziani, Stefano
Galli, Gianfranco
Pizzino, Luca
Tartarello, Maria Chiara
Lucchetti, Carlo
Sirianni, Pietro
Tuccimei, Paola
Voltaggio, Mario
Bigi, Sabina
Ciotoli, Giancarlo
author_facet Giustini, Francesca
Ruggiero, Livio
Sciarra, Alessandra
Beaubien, Stan Eugene
Graziani, Stefano
Galli, Gianfranco
Pizzino, Luca
Tartarello, Maria Chiara
Lucchetti, Carlo
Sirianni, Pietro
Tuccimei, Paola
Voltaggio, Mario
Bigi, Sabina
Ciotoli, Giancarlo
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description Radon ((222)Rn) is a natural radioactive gas formed in rocks and soil by the decay of its parent nuclide (238-Uranium). The rate at which radon migrates to the surface, be it along faults or directly emanated from shallow soil, represents the Geogenic Radon Potential (GRP) of an area. Considering that the GRP is often linked to indoor radon risk levels, we have conducted multi-disciplinary research to: (i) define local GRPs and investigate their relationship with associated indoor Rn levels; (ii) evaluate inhaled radiation dosages and the associated risk to the inhabitants; and (iii) define radon priority areas (RPAs) as required by the Directive 2013/59/Euratom. In the framework of the EU-funded LIFE-Respire project, a large amount of data (radionuclide content, soil gas samples, terrestrial gamma, indoor radon) was collected from three municipalities located in different volcanic districts of the Lazio region (central Italy) that are characterised by low to high GRP. Results highlight the positive correlation between the radionuclide content of the outcropping rocks, the soil Rn concentrations and the presence of high indoor Rn values in areas with medium to high GRP. Data confirm that the Cimini–Vicani area has inhalation dosages that are higher than the reference value of 10 mSv/y.
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spelling pubmed-87761712022-01-21 Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential Giustini, Francesca Ruggiero, Livio Sciarra, Alessandra Beaubien, Stan Eugene Graziani, Stefano Galli, Gianfranco Pizzino, Luca Tartarello, Maria Chiara Lucchetti, Carlo Sirianni, Pietro Tuccimei, Paola Voltaggio, Mario Bigi, Sabina Ciotoli, Giancarlo Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Radon ((222)Rn) is a natural radioactive gas formed in rocks and soil by the decay of its parent nuclide (238-Uranium). The rate at which radon migrates to the surface, be it along faults or directly emanated from shallow soil, represents the Geogenic Radon Potential (GRP) of an area. Considering that the GRP is often linked to indoor radon risk levels, we have conducted multi-disciplinary research to: (i) define local GRPs and investigate their relationship with associated indoor Rn levels; (ii) evaluate inhaled radiation dosages and the associated risk to the inhabitants; and (iii) define radon priority areas (RPAs) as required by the Directive 2013/59/Euratom. In the framework of the EU-funded LIFE-Respire project, a large amount of data (radionuclide content, soil gas samples, terrestrial gamma, indoor radon) was collected from three municipalities located in different volcanic districts of the Lazio region (central Italy) that are characterised by low to high GRP. Results highlight the positive correlation between the radionuclide content of the outcropping rocks, the soil Rn concentrations and the presence of high indoor Rn values in areas with medium to high GRP. Data confirm that the Cimini–Vicani area has inhalation dosages that are higher than the reference value of 10 mSv/y. MDPI 2022-01-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8776171/ /pubmed/35055494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020666 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Giustini, Francesca
Ruggiero, Livio
Sciarra, Alessandra
Beaubien, Stan Eugene
Graziani, Stefano
Galli, Gianfranco
Pizzino, Luca
Tartarello, Maria Chiara
Lucchetti, Carlo
Sirianni, Pietro
Tuccimei, Paola
Voltaggio, Mario
Bigi, Sabina
Ciotoli, Giancarlo
Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title_full Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title_fullStr Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title_full_unstemmed Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title_short Radon Hazard in Central Italy: Comparison among Areas with Different Geogenic Radon Potential
title_sort radon hazard in central italy: comparison among areas with different geogenic radon potential
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35055494
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020666
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