Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?

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 spectr...

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Autores principales:	Giuseppe La Verde, Adelaide Raulo, Vittoria D’Avino, Giovanni Paternoster, Vincenzo Roca, Marco La Commara, Mariagabriella Pugliese
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	building materials external exposure gamma spectroscopy XRF spectroscopy I<sub>γ</sub> index natural stone Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:91bed737d8724825ab0c7ff4a8e2ab392021-11-11T16:21:55ZPietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?10.3390/ijerph1821112131660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/91bed737d8724825ab0c7ff4a8e2ab392021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11213https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601In this paper, an in-depth and systematic study of the radiological characterization of three types of Puglia region natural limestones (<i>Pietra Leccese</i>, <i>Pietra Mazzara</i> and <i>Carparo</i>) 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 <sup>226</sup>Ra, <sup>232</sup>Th, and <sup>40</sup>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 <i>Pietra Mazzara</i> and <i>Carparo</i> stones, the gamma index was found to be less than the reference value; conversely <i>Pietra Leccese</i> 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.Giuseppe La VerdeAdelaide RauloVittoria D’AvinoGiovanni PaternosterVincenzo RocaMarco La CommaraMariagabriella PuglieseMDPI AGarticlebuilding materialsexternal exposuregamma spectroscopyXRF spectroscopyI<sub>γ</sub> indexnatural stoneMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11213, p 11213 (2021)
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spellingShingle	building materials external exposure gamma spectroscopy XRF spectroscopy I<sub>γ</sub> index natural stone Medicine R Giuseppe La Verde Adelaide Raulo Vittoria D’Avino Giovanni Paternoster Vincenzo Roca Marco La Commara Mariagabriella Pugliese Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
description	In this paper, an in-depth and systematic study of the radiological characterization of three types of Puglia region natural limestones (<i>Pietra Leccese</i>, <i>Pietra Mazzara</i> and <i>Carparo</i>) 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 <sup>226</sup>Ra, <sup>232</sup>Th, and <sup>40</sup>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 <i>Pietra Mazzara</i> and <i>Carparo</i> stones, the gamma index was found to be less than the reference value; conversely <i>Pietra Leccese</i> 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.
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author	Giuseppe La Verde Adelaide Raulo Vittoria D’Avino Giovanni Paternoster Vincenzo Roca Marco La Commara Mariagabriella Pugliese
author_facet	Giuseppe La Verde Adelaide Raulo Vittoria D’Avino Giovanni Paternoster Vincenzo Roca Marco La Commara Mariagabriella Pugliese
author_sort	Giuseppe La Verde
title	Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
title_short	Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
title_full	Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
title_fullStr	Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
title_full_unstemmed	Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?
title_sort	pietra leccese and other natural stones in puglia region: a new category of building materials for radiation protection?
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/91bed737d8724825ab0c7ff4a8e2ab39
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Pietra Leccese and Other Natural Stones in Puglia Region: A New Category of Building Materials for Radiation Protection?

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