Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region
A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15462004 |
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| Authors | Giuseppe La Verde (0000-0002-8952-3144, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, corresponding author), A Raulo (0000-0001-7727-9319), Vittoria D’Avino (0000-0001-8925-1022, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), Giovanni Paternoster (0000-0001-5163-7085, University of Naples Federico II), V Roca (0000-0003-3489-7875, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), M La Commara (0000-0002-7904-094X, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli), Mariagabriella Pugliese (0000-0003-4489-5048, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 11213-11213 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111213 |
| PMID | 34769732 |
| OpenAlex | W3210868190 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
In this paper, an in-depth and systematic study of the radiological characterization of three types of Puglia region natural limestones ( Pietra Leccese , Pietra Mazzara and Carparo ) was carried out. The investigation was performed by XRF spectroscopy for a chemical analysis, and gamma spectroscopy of the specific activity concentration of natural radionuclides 226 Ra, 232 Th, and 40 K. Although the limestone does not fall within the category included by Italian Legislative Decree 101/2020, the gamma index was calculated using the results of the gamma spectroscopy measurements. For Pietra Mazzara and Carparo stones, the gamma index was found to be less than the reference value; conversely Pietra Leccese was found to be higher. To obtain a more complete evaluation of the external exposure, radium equivalent activity and external radiation hazard were calculated for all analyzed stones. The results suggest the need to broadly consider the radiological risk for these stones, and for limestone more generally, when used as a building material
Archaeology · Geography · Meteorology · Mineralogy · Natural (archaeology · Natural hazard · Nuclear physics · Physics · Radiochemistry · Radiological weapon · Radionuclide · Radium · Chemistry · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Radiation Shielding Materials Analysis · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Geology
| Highly cited | No |
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