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Assessment of radiation risk and radon exhalation rate for granite used in the construction industry

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The results of the gamma spectrometry analysis of the 40 samples of highly radioactive granites used in the construction industry in Serbia are presented. Based on the measured activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K, radiological hazard indices, annual effective doses, as well as indoor radon concentration were determined. Calculated indoor radon concentration caused by investigated granite samples in 25% of cases exceeds the upper limit of 300 Bq m−3 recommended by the World Health Organization.

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The authors thanks the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, within the projects Nuclear Methods Investigations of Rare Processes and Cosmic No. 171002, Biosensing Technologies and Global System for Continues Research and Integrated Management No. 43002 and Development and Application of Multifunctional Materials Using Domestic Raw Materials in Upgraded Processing Lines No. III45008.

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    Predrag Kuzmanović, Nataša Todorović, Jovana Nikolov, Jan Hansman, Andrej Vraničar & Jovana Knežević

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  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

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Kuzmanović, P., Todorović, N., Nikolov, J. et al. Assessment of radiation risk and radon exhalation rate for granite used in the construction industry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 321, 565–577 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06592-9

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