Patterns of indoor radon concentrations, radon-hazard potential, and radon testing on a small geographic scale in Utah

Ou, Judy Y.; Ramsay, Joemy M.; Lee, Greg; VanDerslice, James A.; Taddie, Marissa; Kirchhoff, Anne C.; Divver, Eleanor; Akerley, Wallace; Kepka, Deanna; Hanson, Heidi A.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107046

Patterns of indoor radon concentrations, radon-hazard potential, and radon testing on a small geographic scale in Utah

Journal Article · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107046· OSTI ID:1996720

Ou, Judy Y. ^[1]; Ramsay, Joemy M. ^[1]; Lee, Greg ^[1]; VanDerslice, James A. ^[2]; Taddie, Marissa ^[2]; Kirchhoff, Anne C. ^[2]; Divver, Eleanor ^[2]; Akerley, Wallace ^[2]; Kepka, Deanna ^[2]; Hanson, Heidi A. ^[3]

Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Currently, there are no publicly-available estimates of indoor radon concentration at scales smaller than the county. Radon-hazard potential soil maps that reflect underlying geologic factors can be created at small geographic scale and linked to residential and census data. We determined the association between residential radon tests and high radon-hazard potential soil at the residential and block group levels using a large Utah-based dataset. We also identified characteristics of block groups with limited tests in the dataset.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Cancer Institute; NIH Academic Career Development

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1996720

Journal Information:: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 256; ISSN 0265-931X

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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