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| Titel |
Radon concentrations in abandoned mines, Cumbria, UK: safety implications for industrial archaeologists |
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G. Gillmore, H. Alizadeh Gharib, A. Denman, P. Phillips, D. Bridge |
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Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 11, no. 5 ; Nr. 11, no. 5 (2011-05-11), S.1311-1318 |
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250009413
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-11-1311-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| This paper presents a number of surveys performed in a geographical area of
the UK, part of which until recently was considered low radon risk. The Cumbrian region was
identified by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in its 1999 guide as an area
without a significant
radon problem in the built environment. The geology of the region, which
includes the
Northern Pennine Orefield is varied, but consists of granites, andesites,
tuffs, carbonates,
sandstones and shales. Mineralisation has taken place (mostly lead and
copper ores) primarily
along fault and fracture zones, one example being Copper Valley, northwest
of Coniston
village. This work quantifies the risk of exposure to radon in a number of
abandoned mine
environments. High radon levels, up to 28 589 Bq m−3, have been measured in
parts of one
mine. This study demonstrates that industrial archaeologists (such as the
Cumbrian Amenity
Trust Mining History Society or CATMHS members) and explorers of abandoned
mines can
be at risk from radon exposure and it proposes a management scheme to allow
industrial
archaeologists to continue exploration whilst minimising the risk to health from
radon. |
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