Affiliation

Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Department of Radiological Protection, Lodz, Poland

Corresponding Author

Jerzy Olszewski, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Department of Radiological Protection, Lodz, Sw. Teresy 8, Poland; E-mail: jerzy.olszewski@imp.lodz.pl

Citation

Olszewski, J. The Underground Tourist Route Kowary Drifts – An Example to Follow. (2018) J Environ Health Sci 4(1): 8- 12.

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© 2018 Olszewski J. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Abstract

  In recent decades, we have seen a rapid increase in the number of underground tourist routes. One of them, the underground tourist route “Kowary Drifts” placed in the tunnel No. 9 in the former uranium mine “Liczyrzepa”, was launched in 2002. Thanks to the high awareness of the owners, since the very beginning the route has been fully controlled, including control of exposure to radon. For the measurement of radon concentration trace detectors and scintillation chambers were used. Long-term studies have shown that the average concentration in this tourist route is 500 Bqm^-3. Staff of the underground tourist route, and inhalation should be counted in the category of B radiation exposure.