FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED RN-222 LEVELS IN IOWA

被引:11
作者
FIELD, RW
KROSS, BC
WEIH, LMB
VUST, LJ
NICHOLSON, HF
机构
[1] Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Institute of Agricultural Medicine and Occupational Health, College of Medicine Oakdale Campus University of Iowa, Iowa, IA
来源
HEALTH PHYSICS | 1993年 / 65卷 / 02期
关键词
RADON; SCREENING MEASUREMENTS; HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEY;
D O I
10.1097/00004032-199308000-00008
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency's State Radon Survey Assistance Program, performed a Rn-222 screening survey of 582 rural households in the winter of 1989. The distribution of maximum indoor Rn-222 concentrations throughout Iowa as well as the relationship between Rn-222 screening measurements, detector placement, and housing characteristics are summarized. This report is unique in that site-specific home construction characteristics were collected in the field from participant prior to Rn-222 monitoring. The findings of the survey indicate that the significance of a particular housing characteristic on a Rn-222 screening measurement is dependent on the placement of the radon detector.
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页码:178 / 184
页数:7
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