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Radon concentration and radiation exposure levels in workplace buildings of downtown Rio de Janeiro City, SE, Brazil

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Radon, a noble radioactive gas, can reach levels that pose a risk to public health in poorly ventilated environments such as residences and buildings. It is a known carcinogenic agent, responsible for the incidence of about 14% of lung cancer in the world. In this work an evaluation of indoor radon, that downtown Rio de Janeiro workers are exposed in working daily life was carried out using an alpha detector (RAD7). The indoor radon concentration and effective dose are below the limits recommended by international standards.

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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001. Silva-Filho is a senior researcher of the National Council for Research and Development (CNPq 311847/2019-6) and the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ E-26/203.037/2017).

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e Silva, C.R., Silva-Filho, E.V. Radon concentration and radiation exposure levels in workplace buildings of downtown Rio de Janeiro City, SE, Brazil. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 1709–1717 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07463-4

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