Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova
This work presents the results from measurements of radon concentrations in primary and high school education institutions—including their gymnasiums—from the Chisinau municipality and various rayons from the central and southern part of the Republic of Moldova. In the research carried out during th...
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| author | Liuba Coretchi Antoaneta Ene Serghei Virlan Mariana Gincu Aurelia Ababii Angela Capatina Alla Overcenco Valentin Sargu |
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| description | This work presents the results from measurements of radon concentrations in primary and high school education institutions—including their gymnasiums—from the Chisinau municipality and various rayons from the central and southern part of the Republic of Moldova. In the research carried out during the years of 2013–2014 and 2021, there were 78 (29 + 49) premises included, respectively, and 149 and 23,805 investigations were performed using RTM-1642 (active measurements) and RadonEye<sup>+2</sup> devices (passive measurements). The results show an essential variability for the studied radio-stressogenic factor, depending on the geological conditions of the location of the premises and the age of the building. Thus, during 2013–2014, the minimum concentration of radon detected was 26 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, and the maximum detected was 607 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>. In 2021, the results denote an indicator variability in the range of 17.4–657.9 Bq m<sup>−3</sup> for early education institutions, with an average value of 127.6 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, and denote a range of 231.8–1129.3 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, with an average value of 665.4 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>), for high school education institutions and their gymnasiums. The effective annual dose for the children in a classroom varies between an interval of 0.21–4.88 mSv y<sup>−1</sup> (average 1.19 mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) and 0.14–9.08 mSv y<sup>−1</sup> (average 1.29 mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) for the 2013–2014 and 2021 surveys, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d7c143cbd5047b08d109af51178a1222023-11-30T21:08:07ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-12-011411110.3390/atmos14010011Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of MoldovaLiuba Coretchi0Antoaneta Ene1Serghei Virlan2Mariana Gincu3Aurelia Ababii4Angela Capatina5Alla Overcenco6Valentin Sargu7National Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaINPOLDE Research Center, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 47 Domneasca Street, 800008 Galati, RomaniaMinistry of Health of the Republic of Moldova, 2 Vasile Alecsandri Street, MD-2009 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Agency for Public Health, Nicolae Testemitanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 67A Gh. Asachi Street, MD-2028 Chisinau, MoldovaThis work presents the results from measurements of radon concentrations in primary and high school education institutions—including their gymnasiums—from the Chisinau municipality and various rayons from the central and southern part of the Republic of Moldova. In the research carried out during the years of 2013–2014 and 2021, there were 78 (29 + 49) premises included, respectively, and 149 and 23,805 investigations were performed using RTM-1642 (active measurements) and RadonEye<sup>+2</sup> devices (passive measurements). The results show an essential variability for the studied radio-stressogenic factor, depending on the geological conditions of the location of the premises and the age of the building. Thus, during 2013–2014, the minimum concentration of radon detected was 26 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, and the maximum detected was 607 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>. In 2021, the results denote an indicator variability in the range of 17.4–657.9 Bq m<sup>−3</sup> for early education institutions, with an average value of 127.6 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, and denote a range of 231.8–1129.3 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>, with an average value of 665.4 Bq m<sup>−3</sup>), for high school education institutions and their gymnasiums. The effective annual dose for the children in a classroom varies between an interval of 0.21–4.88 mSv y<sup>−1</sup> (average 1.19 mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) and 0.14–9.08 mSv y<sup>−1</sup> (average 1.29 mSv y<sup>−1</sup>) for the 2013–2014 and 2021 surveys, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/1/11radonrisk assessmentschools and kindergartensRepublic of Moldova |
| spellingShingle | Liuba Coretchi Antoaneta Ene Serghei Virlan Mariana Gincu Aurelia Ababii Angela Capatina Alla Overcenco Valentin Sargu Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova Atmosphere radon risk assessment schools and kindergartens Republic of Moldova |
| title | Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova |
| title_full | Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova |
| title_fullStr | Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova |
| title_short | Children’s Exposure to Radon in Schools and Kindergartens in the Republic of Moldova |
| title_sort | children s exposure to radon in schools and kindergartens in the republic of moldova |
| topic | radon risk assessment schools and kindergartens Republic of Moldova |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/1/11 |
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