This contribution presents an analysis of the question of using waste materials as building materials, addressing the question of their radioactivity. The building industry uses large amounts of waste products from other industries. In recent years, there is a growing tendency to use new construction materials with naturally or technologically enhanced levels of radioactivity (e.g. phosphogypsum, coal fly ash, oil shale ash, some rare minerals, etc.). Increased interest in measuring radionuclides and radon concentration in building materials is due to the health hazards and environmental pollution. Discussion of regulating international norms and of international worldwide studies are carried out, drawing conclusions on the relevance of the problem.

Waste materials, their radioactivity and their use as building materials / Zucchetti, Massimo; Bonavigo, Lucia. - STAMPA. - 3:(2010), pp. 623-628. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Symposium on Advances in Geomaterials and Structures AGS’10 tenutosi a Hammamet (Tunisia) nel 3-5 maggio 2010) [10.13140/RG.2.1.4186.6327].

Waste materials, their radioactivity and their use as building materials

ZUCCHETTI, MASSIMO;BONAVIGO, LUCIA
2010

Abstract

This contribution presents an analysis of the question of using waste materials as building materials, addressing the question of their radioactivity. The building industry uses large amounts of waste products from other industries. In recent years, there is a growing tendency to use new construction materials with naturally or technologically enhanced levels of radioactivity (e.g. phosphogypsum, coal fly ash, oil shale ash, some rare minerals, etc.). Increased interest in measuring radionuclides and radon concentration in building materials is due to the health hazards and environmental pollution. Discussion of regulating international norms and of international worldwide studies are carried out, drawing conclusions on the relevance of the problem.
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