Radon levels four times above normal were found in one of the nap rooms of the kindergarten in Siberia's Kemerovo region.
A kindergarten in Siberia has been closed down temporarily by local authorities after high levels of the radioactive gas radon were detected there.
A court in the coal-mining town of Mariinsk, in the Kemerovo region, ruled that the Number 9 kindergarten, Alyonka, would shut for a month until September 27 pending measures to reduce the high concentration of radon found there. Radon cannot be seen or smelled and is a product of the natural decay of uranium in soil and rocks and water. It can seep into premises through its floors and walls. After smoking, it is the biggest cause of lung cancer,
Authorities in Russia have shut down a kindergarten in the coal-mining region of Siberia after high levels of radioactive gas radon were found. Radon levels were found to be four times above normal. During an inspection, levels of the gas up to eight times higher than normal were found in one of the nap rooms of the kindergarten,Higher than average radon levels were also found in the playrooms, hallway, medical rooms and in the administrator's office.
The inspection found radon levels of between 218 and 851 becquerels per cubic meter in different areas of the institution.
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