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Actions for remediation in cases with large concentration of radon indoor

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An initial survey about measurements of indoor radon concentration in working places was performed in the region of Extremadura (Spain), and several places showed high values. In these hot points, some actuations were proposed including ventilation, or changing the working place, or limiting the time of residence of the people working in the exposed areas (when no other actions could be performed). Examples of these actions, and its effects on the changes in the indoor radon concentrations or on the incidence over the workers in various places were studied. Seasonal and hourly variations in the radon concentrations were observed.

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Financial support was received from the Spanish Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (Nuclear Security Council) and by the Gobierno de Extremadura (Project IB13058, partially co-financed by FEDER founds). Thanks are due to Dr. J. De la Torre from the University of Estremadura for his help.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Extremadura, 06006, Badajoz, Spain

    Alejandro Martín Sánchez & María José Nuevo

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Martín Sánchez, A., Nuevo, M.J. Actions for remediation in cases with large concentration of radon indoor. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 311, 1219–1225 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-5090-0

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