Environment International, 1982 Abstract The indoor air of 60 residences in and around a Maryland suburb of Washington, DC, was monitored in a pilot study to determine residential radon concentrations. In each residence, a radon grab sample was acquired in the living room, and, if possible, in the basement. Infiltration rates were determined by tracer gas dilution.
D.J. Moschandreas, H.E. Rector
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Modelling in-house radon potential using Tellus data and geology to supplement in-house radon measurements [PDF]
, 2016 It is well known that naturally occurring radon gas rising from the ground and accumulating in dwellings and workplaces is a cause of lung cancer, particularly among smokers.
Appleton, Don, Hodgson, James
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Atmosphere, 2023 The concentric impact rings of the Vredefort Crater contain rocks with elevated uranium concentrations resulting from the geological signature of a meteoric impact.
Rikus le Roux, Jacques Bezuidenhout
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A Quantitative Assessment of Indoor Radon Level and Its Annual Effective Dose in Buildings of Gachin Rural District in Hormozgan Province, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2021 Introduction: Measurement of indoor radon concentration and its determining factors is crucial for improving public health and developing proper methods that can reduce indoor radon concentrations.
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Indoor radon related with the geology in romanian urban agglomerations (cluj-napoca) [PDF]
, 2017 Radon is a natural radioactive gas that occurs due to the radioactive decay of radium (226Ra) present in rocks which, in turn, cames from the radioactive decay of uranium (238U), a primordial natural element.
Beldean, Simion +16 more
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Health effects of home energy efficiency interventions in England: a modelling study [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: To assess potential public health impacts of changes to indoor air quality and temperature due to energy efficiency retrofits in English dwellings to meet 2030 carbon reduction targets. Design: Health impact modelling study.
Chalabi, Z +7 more
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Swiss national radon database: impact of building and environmental factors
Frontiers in Public HealthSince the 1980s, radon has been recognized as a public health concern in Switzerland and internationally. In an effort to more accurately estimate the number of lung cancer cases attributable to radon exposure, Swiss health authorities initiated the ...
Joan F. Rey +3 more
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Problems in radon measurements in context of epidemiological studies [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2004 Epidemiological case control study is considered to be primary instrument to investigate the relationship between population indoor radon exposure and risk of lung cancer.
Yarmoshenko Ilia V., Kirdin Ivan A.
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Investigation of exposure scenarios associated with outdoor radon activity using RAD7 analyzer [PDF]
, 2015 In the present study, temporal variation in the activity of airborne radon in an ambient air environment near the Dept. of Environmental Science, the Bangalore University campus was recorded at a time intervals of 2 hrs for a period of 8 days, using RAD7
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IAEA Safety Guides vs. Actual Challenges for Design and Conduct of Indoor Radon Surveys
AtmosphereAn analysis of the international radon regulatory framework identified actual challenges for the design and conduct of indoor radon surveys, though there is little discussion on this issue in the radon community.
Andrey Tsapalov +5 more
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