Studies of thoron and thoron progeny: Implications for transport of airborne radioactivity from soil to indoor air

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6861334

Schery, S D

In this paper I will summarize some of the major points of our understanding of thoron and its progeny in the outdoor and indoor environments. Then I will focus on some recent work at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMIMT) that suggests that soil may be a major source of indoor thoron for few (one or two)-story housing in the United States. I will try to indicate how such studies can provide useful information for broader questions involving radon and indoor radioactivity.

• Research Organization: New Mexico Inst. of Mining and Technology, Socorro (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG04-86ER60432
• OSTI ID: 6861334
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60432-2; ON: TI87004492
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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