Published April 2006
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Journal article
A geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial modeling approach to assessing indoor radon potential at local level
- 1. California Department of Health Services, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, 850 Marina Bay Pkwy, Mailstop G365/EHLB, Richmond, CA 94804 (United States)
Description
This study integrates residential radon data from previous studies in Southern California (USA), into a geographic information system (GIS) linked with statistical techniques. A difference (p<0.05) is found in the indoor radon in residences grouped by radon-potential zones. Using a novel Monte Carlo approach, we found that the mean distance from elevated-radon residences (concentration>74Bqm-3) to epicenters of large (> 4 Richter) earthquakes was smaller (p<0.0001) than the average residence-to-epicenter distance, suggesting an association between the elevated indoor-radon and seismic activities
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.10.005;
- PII
- S0969-8043(05)00337-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 64
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 490-496
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37074110
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- CALIFORNIA; DISTANCE; EARTHQUAKES; EPICENTERS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADON; SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BUILDINGS; CALCULATION METHODS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; RARE GASES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SEISMIC EVENTS; USA
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.