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Published on: October 21, 2016
Indoor radon concentration in geothermal areas of central Italy
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Nucleare e della Produzione, University of Pisa, Largo Lazzarino 2, I-56126 Pisa, Italy. r.ciolini@ing.unipi.it
Abstract:
The indoor radon ((222)Rn) activity concentration was measured between January and June in the schools of two geothermal areas in Tuscany, central Italy. One of these areas (the Larderello area) is characterized by a large number of geothermal power plants, covering about 9% of the world's geothermal power production. In contrast, the other area, Monte Pisano, has not any such facilities. About 250 measurements were made using track etch detectors. Only a slight difference in the concentrations between the two major sampling areas (98 Bq m(-3) for Larderello area and 43 Bq m(-3) for Monte Pisano area) was found, and this was related to different geological characteristics of the ground and not the presence of the geothermal plants. The measured radon concentrations were always well below the intervention levels in both areas, and health risks for students and personnel in the examined schools were excluded.
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