Published August 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Some remarks on the indoor radon distribution in a country

  • 1. RAD Laboratory, Boronkay MKG, Kossuth ter 1, H-2600 Vac (Hungary)

Description

From the point of view of indoor radon activity concentrations, a country is characterized correctly by two parameters (GM and GSD) of a lognormal distribution if and only if hypothesis tests do not reject the distribution of the local radon activity concentrations as a lognormal one. The authors introduce a way to obtain an empirical distribution using a stratum system covering almost the whole country and in each stratum the lognormal model is acceptable according to hypothesis tests. The sample for the analysis is provided by the measurement of radon level in 15,619 Hungarian homes

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.098;
PII
S0969-8043(06)00152-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
64
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 859-863
ISSN
0969-8043
CODEN
ARISEF

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38025394
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION; GENETICALLY SIGNIFICANT DOSE; HYPOTHESIS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; STRATIFICATION
Descriptors DEC
DOSES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; NONMETALS; RADIATION DOSES; RARE GASES

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Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.