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E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 28, 2018
X-th Scientific Conference Air Protection in Theory and Practice
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| Article Number | 01040 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20182801040 | |
| Published online | 10 January 2018 | |
Particle size distribution of the radon progeny and ambient aerosols in the Underground Tourist Route “Liczyrzepa” Mine in Kowary Adit
1
CENTRAL LABORATORY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION, Department of Individual Monitoring and Calibration, Konwaliowa 7, PL03194 Warsaw, Poland, woloszczuk@clor.waw.pl
2
CENTRAL MINING INSTITUTE, Silesian Centre for Environmental Radioactivity (BCR), Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166, Katowice, Poland, kskubacz@gig.eu
* Corresponding author: woloszczuk@clor.waw.pl
Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, in cooperation with Central Mining Institute performed measurements of radon concentration in air, potential alpha energy concentration (PAEC), particle size distribution of the radon progeny and ambient aerosols in the Underground Tourist-Educational Route “Liczyrzepa” Mine in Kowary Adit. A research study was developed to investigate the appropriate dose conversion factors for short-lived radon progeny. The particle size distribution of radon progeny was determined using Radon Progeny Particle Size Spectrometer (RPPSS). The device allows to receive the distribution of PAEC in the particle size range from 0.6 nm to 2494 nm, based on their activity measured on 8 stages composed of impaction plates or diffusion screens. The measurements of the ambient airborne particle size distribution were performed in the range from a few nanometres to about 20 micrometres using Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS) spectrometer and the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Spectrometer (SMPS).
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