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Size distribution of ambient and radioactive aerosols formed by the shortlived radon progeny

Skubacz Krystian, Wołoszczuk Katarzyna

Journal of Sustainable Mining

2019

Vol. 18, iss. 2

61--66

The survey of ambient airborne particle size distribution is important when the deposition of radioactive particles is considered in the human lung and the assessment of radiation hazard in occupational exposures or contaminated environments. CLOR (the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection) in cooperation with CMI (the Central Mining Institute) performed simultaneous measurements of the activity size distribution of radon progeny and ambient aerosols using different types of aerosols. Measurements were performed in a radon chamber with a volume of 17m3, where radon was generated by a radium-226 open source, and ambient aerosols by an oil candle, vax candle, and incense sticks. Such measurements were also made in an aerosol depleted atmosphere after cleaning the chamber air by means of a high-efficiency pump and filters. The size distribution of radioactive aerosols containing radon progeny was measured by RPPSS (Radon Progeny Particle Size Spectrometer) with the measuring size ranging from 0.6 nm to approximately 2500 nm. The key parts of this device are the impaction plates and diffusion screen batteries, which collect aerosols of different sizes, and semiconductor alpha detectors which detect the activity of the collected particles. The SMPS (Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer Spectrometer) and APS (Aerodynamic Particle Sizer) were applied to evaluate the size distribution of all aerosols with sizes from approximately 3 nm to 20 μm. Based on the results obtained by these spectrometers, the activity size distributions and related dose conversion factors (DCF) were evaluated both for the exposed workers and the general population.

20 lat ochrony radiologicznej w polskich kopalniach – system monitoringu i kontroli narażenia

Wysocka M., Skubacz K., Michalik B., Chmielewska I., Bonczyk M.

Bezpieczeństwo Pracy i Ochrona Środowiska w Górnictwie

2014

nr 10

3--10

The radiation risk caused by the exposure to natural radionuclides, especially to short-lived radon progeny, is the significant component of the radiation hazard, both in the natural environment and working environment of people. The effective dose, due to the exposure to radon and radon progeny, exceeds 50% of the average dose for a man from all sources of the ionising radiation. In Polish mining industry the radiation hazard, caused by natural radioactivity is one among many other natural hazards The most important source of natural radiation is radon and its progeny. Another source of radiation hazard in coal mines is radium (izotopes of 226Ra and 228Ra), present in underground brines. Sediments, precipitated out from underground waters, may have enhanced radium content and may cause the increase of external gamma radiation dose rate. In the case of accidental ingestion or inhalation can cause internal contamination. It is estimated that in the single coal mine the amount of sediments with elevated content of radium may be as high as several thousand tons per year. Radium bearing waters do not pose a radiation risk as a result of ingestion because of their high salinity. Investigation of that the problem of radiation hazard in Polish hard coal underground mines started in early 1970’s. At the end of 1980’s first regulations were issued. Now monitoring and mitigation measures are obligatory not only for active mines but also for mines, excluded from the exploitation, and used for other purposes as museums, balneotherapy spas etc. Such solution is unique in non-uranium mining. The Central Mining Institute is involved in research of natural radioactivity in coal mines for over 30 years. The results of measurement are stored in databases and are a valuable source of information both for the authorities responsible for the safety of miners, as well as for researchers. The article presents the state of radiation hazard in 2012, against the background of twenty years of statistics. The scale of the risks due to the presence of various sources of radiation hazard, taking into account the nominal time miners was presented.

Narażenie radiacyjne spowodowane ekspozycją na naturalne izotopy promieniotwórcze, a w szczególności na krótkożyciowe produkty rozpadu radonu, jest znaczącym składnikiem narażenia, zarówno w środowisku naturalnym, jak i miejscach pracy. W artykule przedstawiono podstawy prawne systemu kontroli narażenia radiacyjnego, funkcjonującego w polskim górnictwie. Omówiono wkład poszczególnych źródeł zagrożenia radiacyjnego do dawki, na jaką narażeni są górnicy. Przedstawiono stan zagrożenia radiacyjnego w 2012 r., na tle dwudziestoletniej statystyki. Pokazano skalę zagrożeń, wynikającą z obecności poszczególnych źródeł zagrożenia radiacyjnego, przy uwzględnieniu nominalnego czasu pracy.