Assessing radon concentrations in areas with few measurements

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-175

  Kitto, M E ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Geology; Mapping; Radon; Risk; Targeting

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOLOGY;

SURFICIAL GEOLOGY;

RADON;

RADON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEOLOGY; MAPPING; RADON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; HOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POSTAL MAIL; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; HOUSING; NEW YORK; RADON; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037379795     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022557317157     Document Type: Article

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