Mapping the indoor radon potential in New York at the township level

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 34, 2008, Pages 8007-8014

  Kitto, Michael E ^a,b   Green, John G ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Indoor radon; Risk mapping; Surficial geology

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES;

BAYESIAN; INDOOR RADON; RISK MAPPING; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY;

RADON;

RADON;

AIR QUALITY; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; INDOOR AIR; MAPPING; PERMEABILITY; RADON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; GEOMETRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53249115167     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.039     Document Type: Article

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