Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10686778 | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In order to make a more accurate assessment of the dose coming from radon in this area, a new and more extensive survey on indoor radon with a total of 380 measurements was carried out in 2000 in the Campo Arañuelo region around the Almaraz nuclear power station. From the results obtained in this survey, a population-weighted mean annual effective dose from radon exposure of 1.7 mSv yâ1, 44% lower than that previously reported in 1998, was estimated for the whole Campo Arañuelo region. The maximum dose value due to radon exposure, about 4 mSv yâ1, was reached in the so-called La Vera area located in the north of this region. The relationship between the indoor radon concentrations experimentally measured, the geological characteristics of this geographic area and the information provided by the radiation map of the Spanish MARNA Project is also analyzed, confirming that La Vera area should be considered as a high radon level area.
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Authors
L.S. Quindós Poncela, P.L. Fernández Navarro, C. Sainz Fernández, J.L. Martin Matarranz, J. Arteche GarcÃa,