Recent progress in radon metrology at IFIN-HH, Romania

A Luca, I Rădulescu, MR Ioan, V Fugaru, C Teodorescu… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
The practical implementation of the European Council Directive no. 2013/59/EURATOM in
Romania requires reliable indoor measurements of the radon (222Rn) activity concentration …

A new approach to radon temporal correction factor based on active environmental monitoring devices

T Dicu, BD Burghele, M Botoş, A Cucoș, G Dobrei… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The present study aims to identify novel means of increasing the accuracy of the estimated
annual indoor radon concentration based on the application of temporal correction factors to …

Experimental measurements of VOC and Radon in two Romanian classrooms

MA Istrate, T Catalina, A Cucos, T Dicu - Energy procedia, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study reports by experimental measurements the levels of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and radon concentrations in two high school classrooms. The difference …

Residential, soil and water radon surveys in north-western part of Romania

A Cucoş, B Papp, T Dicu, M Moldovan… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The exposure to radon and radon decay products in homes and at workplaces represents
the greatest risk from natural ionizing radiation. The present study brings forward the …

First Steps towards a National Approach for Radon Survey in Romanian Schools

N Bican-Brișan, GC Dobrei, BD Burghele, AL Cucoș - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Schools are a category of public buildings with a high radon exposure risk, due to their high
occupancy factor. In Romania, the elaboration of a methodology for radon measurements in …

[PDF][PDF] Indoor radon exposure in Cluj-Napoca city, Romania

K Szacsvai, C Cosma, A Cucos - Paper presented at the First East …, 2012 - rjp.nipne.ro
The objective of this present study was to estimate the lung cancer risk induced by
exposures to radon for a period of 200-210 days in bedrooms at 1-1.5 m distance from the …

Radon levels in Romanian caves: an occupational exposure survey

A Cucoş Dinu, MI Călugăr, BD Burghele… - … geochemistry and health, 2017 - Springer
A comprehensive radon survey has been carried out in seven caves located in the western
half of Romania's most significant karst regions. Touristic and non-touristic caves were …

[PDF][PDF] International intercomparison exercise of active radon devices and passive detectors at the First East European Radon Symposium (FERAS 2012)

B Papp, C Cosma, A Cucos - Rom. Rep. Phys, 2016 - rrp.nipne.ro
During the First East European Radon Symposium (2012), an Intercomparison Exercise of
active devices and passive detectors was organized, at two exposure levels. Medium Radon …

[PDF][PDF] Radon assessment with solid-state nuclear track detectors in Bucharest and its surrounding region

IA Ghita, A Vasilescu - Rom. Rep. Phys, 2011 - academia.edu
Radon contributes with more than 50% to the dose equivalent to the public coming from
natural sources, and is a major risk factor for lung cancer occurrence (10–14%, in Europe …

[PDF][PDF] CR-39 Sampling of indoor radon in southern Romania

A Vasilescu - Paper presented at the First East European Radon …, 2012 - academia.edu
The paper presents studies associated with the implementation of the indoor radon
measurement technique using CR-39 nuclear track detectors and an automatic Radosys set …