Published August 1980 | Version v1
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Background concentrations of radon and radon daughters in Canadian homes

Creators

  • 1. Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

Description

Measurements of radon and radon daughters were carried out in 14 Canadian cities on a total of 9999 homes selected in a statistically random manner. The geometric means of the different cities varied from 0.14 to 0.88 pCi/l. for radon and 0.0009 to 0.0036 Working Levels for radon daughters. The radon originates from natural radioactivity in the soil surrounding the homes. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Health Phys.
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
2
Series
Health Phys.
Journal Page Range
285-289
ISSN
0017-9078

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
12581302
Subject category
S58: GEOSCIENCES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
BUILDINGS; CANADA; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOILS; URBAN AREAS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; ISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; RADIOACTIVITY; RARE GASES