Radioactivity content in construction materials of assets of particular historical-artistic interest |
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| Francesco Caridi, Giuseppe Paladini, Santina Marguccio, Maurizio D'Agostino, Alberto Belvedere, Vincenza Crupi, Domenico Majolino, Valentina Venuti |
- Abstract:
- In the present paper, an investigation focused on the natural radioactivity content in construction materials widely employed for the realization of buildings of particular historical-artistic importance, was performed. In particular, the assessment of the activity concentration of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K radioisotopes in red granite and basalt aggregate samples was carried out through High Purity Germanium (HPGe) γ-ray spectrometry. Moreover, several indexes developed to evaluate the radiological risk for human beings related to radiation exposure, i.e. the radiation activity concentration index (I), the alpha index (Iα), the radium equivalent activity (Raeq), the hazard indexes (Hin and Hex), the absorbed γ-dose rate (D) and the annual effective dose equivalent outdoor (AEDEout) and indoor (AEDEin), were calculated.
- Download:
- IMEKO-MetroArchaeo-2023-163.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.163
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Rome, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023