ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF RISK EVALUATION TO POPULATION'S HEALTH DUE TO NATURAL SOURCES OF IONIZING RADIATION IN MUNICIPAL SPHERE

Natural sources of ionizing radiation are the major contributors to population irradiation. Evaluation risk created by the natural sources of ionizing radiation has a priority in radiation safety. Normative documents do not reflect all essential aspects of measurement and data processing. Integrated...

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Main Authors: S. I. Ivanov, N. A. Akopova, A. V. Baranov, V. I. Cherednikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev 2017-01-01
Series:Radiacionnaâ Gigiena
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Online Access:https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/431
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Summary:Natural sources of ionizing radiation are the major contributors to population irradiation. Evaluation risk created by the natural sources of ionizing radiation has a priority in radiation safety. Normative documents do not reflect all essential aspects of measurement and data processing. Integrated detector is a common tool for the population risk evaluation in many countries. Introdaction of full time monitoring of radon concentration is an urgent task for the Centre of Hygiene and Epidmiologie.
ISSN:1998-426X