Spatial association between residential radon concentration and bedrock types in New Hampshire

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-71

  Shi, Xun ^a   Hoftiezer, David J ^a   Duell, Eric J ^b   Onega, Tracy L ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedrock; Kriging; New Hampshire; Residential radon; Spearman Correlation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; ROCK MECHANICS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

BEDROCKS; KRIGING; NEW HAMPSHIRE; RESIDENTIAL RADON; SPEARMAN CORRELATION;

RADON;

BEDROCK; DATABASE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; KRIGING; RADON; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748678730     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0304-3     Document Type: Article

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