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dc.contributor.author | Baluci, Christine | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vincenti, Karen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tilluck, Bhikha | - |
dc.contributor.author | Conchin, Stephen | - |
dc.contributor.author | Formosa, Saviour | - |
dc.contributor.author | Grech, Dorianne | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-17T14:19:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-17T14:19:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Baluci, C., Vincenti, K., Tilluck, B., Conchin, S., Formosa, S., & Grech, D. (2013). National mapping survey of indoor radon levels in the Maltese Islands (2010-2011). Malta Medical Journal, 25(4), 33-40. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/1498 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: To conduct a national geographically based survey to determine the distribution of the mean annual indoor radon gas concentration levels in dwellings in the Maltese Islands and map these levels; to identify any areas with annual mean indoor radon gas concentrations higher than the current proposed WHO reference level of 100 Bq/m3; to determine an advisory national reference level for radon concentration in buildings. Method: Radon measurements were carried out in 85 buildings distributed over the Maltese Islands between November 2010 and November 2011 using alpha-track radon detectors. Retrieved detectors were analysed by a Health Protection Agency-accredited laboratory in the UK. The overall annual arithmetic and geometric mean indoor radon gas concentrations for the Maltese Islands were calculated. Results: The mean annual indoor radon concentration for the Maltese Islands was 32 Bq/m3, with a geometric mean of 25 Bq/m3 (standard deviation (SD) 25). The maximum level measured was 92 Bq/m3 and the minimum 11 Bq/m3. A radon map of the Maltese Islands was produced using the geographic mean annual indoor radon gas concentration level for each building. Conclusion: The mean annual indoor radon concentration in Malta was found to be well below the lowest proposed WHO reference levels with no dwellings having a mean annual indoor radon gas concentration above 100 Bq/m3. This national mapping survey for mean annual indoor radon gas concentration in the Maltese Islands indicates that the current proposed reference level of 100 Bq/m3 by the WHO may be adopted as the national reference level for the Maltese Islands. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Radon -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Radon -- Environmental aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Atmospheric radon -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | National mapping survey of indoor radon levels in the Maltese Islands (2010-2011) | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
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dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 25, Issue 4 MMJ, Volume 25, Issue 4 Scholarly Works - FacSoWCri |
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