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Indoor radon levels, dose and health risk assessments in spas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In this paper, the results of indoor radon levels in the spas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which became known as health institutions, are presented. With the method of solid state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD) type CR-39 the measurements of radon activity concentration in the air in spas of Bosnia and Herzegovina were performed. The results of measurements have shown that the values of radon activity concentrations at the investigated spa locations were in the range 6.5–168.4 Bqm−3. The estimated annual effective dose was in the range 0.04–0.97 mSvy−1 and 0.40–10.20 µSvy−1 for workers and patients, respectively. For all investigated spas excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) and dose equivalent were estimated.

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Kasić, A., Kasumović, A. Indoor radon levels, dose and health risk assessments in spas of Bosnia and Herzegovina. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 231–239 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08098-9

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