Environmental Radioactivity Unit

Frederick University chevron_right Cyprus Experimental Nuclear Physics

Disciplines, scientific fields, research areas

  • Environment & Energy
    • Circular economy
      • Waste and resource management

Keywords

  • Radon in air
  • Radon in water
  • Radon in soil
  • Gamma detection
  • Neutron detection
  • radiation mapping
  • GIS interactive maps
  • environmental radioactivity
  • equivalent doses

Description

Environmental Radioactivity Unit
- Systematic grid-wise airborne radon in Cyprus (houses, schools, public buildings) and interactive radon maps of various types of formats.
- Systematic measurements of radon in drinking water and soils all over Cyprus and interactive radon maps of various types of formats; radon measurements in some groundwater too.
- Gamma radiation measurements in building materials used in Cyprus and dose calculations.
- Gamma radiation measurements in commonly consumed foodstuff in Cyprus and dose calculations.
Other researchers: Visiting Professor Haralabos Tsertos, Research Scientist Dr George Charitou