Natural radioactivity in building materials in the European Union: a database and an estimate of radiological significance

• Published in: Journal of environmental radioactivity Vol. 105; pp. 11 - 20
• Main Authors: Trevisi, R., Risica, S., D’Alessandro, M., Paradiso, D., Nuccetelli, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Activity concentration; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Biological and medical sciences; Biological effects of radiation; Building materials; Buildings. Public works; Calcium Sulfate; cement; concrete; Construction Industry; Construction Materials - analysis; Databases, Factual; European Union; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Indoor pollution and occupational exposure; Natural radioactivity; phosphogypsum; Phosphorus; Pollution; Pollution indoor buildings; Potassium Radioisotopes; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Monitoring; Radioactivity; Radioprotection; Radium; Safety; Thorium; Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics; Building materials; Natural radioactivity; Activity concentration; Natural origin pollution; Radioactive pollution; European Union; Construction materials; Database; Geogenic factor; Indoor pollution; Radioprotection

The authors set up a database of activity concentration measurements of natural radionuclides ( 226Ra, 232Th and 40K) in building material. It contains about 10,000 samples of both bulk material (bricks, concrete, cement, natural- and phosphogypsum, sedimentary and igneous bulk stones) and superfici...