Journal article
Utility of short-term basement screening radon measurements to predict year-long residential radon concentrations on upper floors
Radiation protection dosimetry, Vol.171(3), pp.405-413
11/2016
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncv416
PMCID: PMC6084025
PMID: 26410767
Abstract
This study investigated temporal and spatial variability between basement radon concentrations (measured for ∼7 d using electret ion chambers) and basement and upper floor radon concentrations (measured for 1 y using alpha track detectors) in 158 residences in Iowa, USA. Utility of short-term measurements to approximate a person's residential radon exposure and effect of housing/occupant factors on predictive ability were evaluated. About 60 % of basement short-term, 60 % of basement year-long and 30 % of upper floor year-long radon measurements were equal to or above the United States Environmental Protection Agency's radon action level of 148 Bq m
Predictive value of a positive short-term test was 44 % given the year-long living space concentration was equal to or above this action level. Findings from this study indicate that cumulative radon-related exposure was more closely approximated by upper floor year-long measurements than short-term or year-long measurements in the basement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Utility of short-term basement screening radon measurements to predict year-long residential radon concentrations on upper floors
- Creators
- Nirmalla Barros - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USADaniel J Steck - Department of Physics, St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321, USAR William Field - Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Radiation protection dosimetry, Vol.171(3), pp.405-413
- Publisher
- England
- DOI
- 10.1093/rpd/ncv416
- PMID
- 26410767
- PMCID
- PMC6084025
- ISSN
- 0144-8420
- eISSN
- 1742-3406
- Grant note
- P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS P30 CA086862 / NCI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2016
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983997484402771
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