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UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
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Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2016 Meeting
Section: Atomic and Molecular Physics. Astrophysics. Applied Nuclear Physics
Title:
Radon Awareness Among People in Constanta County (Romania)
Authors:
Danut ARGINTARU, Eliodor CONSTANTINESCU, Valerica BABAN (1)
Affiliation:
Constanta Maritime University, Constanta, Romania
E-mail
danut.argintaru@gmail.com
Keywords:
radon awareness, health hazards, mitigation methods
Abstract:
Abstract: During the period November 2015- May 2016, a radon awareness survey was conducted to measure awareness and knowledge about some characteristics and health hazards of radon among residents in Constanta County. Questionnaire data consisted of knowledge and risk perception about radon. A total number of 445 participants responded to the questionnaires. The survey found that only 8.3% respondents had heard of radon. This study shows the necessity to inform the population about the health risk posed by radon, the necessity of monitoring and mitigation methods of it.
References:
[1] Khalil M. Thabayneh, Inad M. Nawajah and Ahmad A. Ighraib, Radon Awareness Among Palestinian Population in the Southern Part of West Bank –Palestine, SDRP Journal of Earth Science & Environmental Studies, 3 August 2015;
[2] Wouter Poortinga, Karin Bronstering, Simon Lannon ,Awareness and Perceptions of the Risks of Exposure to Indoor Radon: A Population-Based Approach to Evaluate a Radon Awareness and Testing Campaign in England and Wales, Risk Analysis, Volume 31, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1800–1812;
[3] Wang, Ying; Ju, Carole; Stark, Alice D.; Teresi, Nicholas, RADON AWARENESS, TESTING, AND REMEDIATION SURVEY AMONG NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS, Health Physics:June 2000 - Volume 78 - Issue 6 - pp 641-647
Acknowledgement:
Thanks to the students from first year of Constanta Maritime University who helped us in conducting this study.
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