Comparative survey of outdoor, residential and workplace radon concentrations

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• Personal Author:
  Barros N ; Field DW ; Field RW ; Steck DJ
• Description:
  This study investigated radon concentrations in above-ground (i.e. first floor) workplace in Missouri and compared them with above-ground radon concentrations in nearby homes and outdoor locations. This study also examined the potential utility of using home and outdoor radon concentrations to predict the radon concentration at a nearby workplace (e.g. county agencies and schools). Even though workplace radon concentrations were not statistically different from home radon concentrations, the radon concentration at a particular home, or outdoor location, was a poor predictor of the radon concentration at a nearby workplace. Overall, 9.6 and 9.9 % of homes and workplace, respectively, exhibited radon concentrations of >/=148 Bq m(-3). Because of the percentage of workplace with elevated radon concentrations, the results suggest that additional surveys of workplace radon concentrations are needed, especially in areas of high radon potential, to assess the contribution of workplace radon exposure to an individual's overall radon exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Radiation Radiation Dosimeters Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Air-quality Air-quality-measurement Air-quality-monitoring Chemical-agent-detectors Dosimetry Environmental-contamination Environmental-exposure Environmental-health-monitoring Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Gas-detectors Gases Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Ionizing-radiation Lung-cancer Monitoring-systems Monitors Outdoors Radioactive-contaminants Radioactive-measurement Sampling Simulation-methods Statistical-analysis Workplace-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  0144-8420
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  325-332
• Volume:
  163
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046956
• Citation:
  Radiat Prot Dosim 2015 Feb; 163(3):325-332
• Contact Point Address:
  R. William Field, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, S327 CPHB, 145 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  bill-field@uiowa.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Radon (CAS RN 10043-92-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Radiation Protection Dosimetry
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e438cfd65fbdd35d803a2e02de1a60a9d16f7f4eae61645b834d9f7f76fa5b8e78956c384b0e89a48b99bc28cefb90f2a563702340531e756efd9c9ed83bab93
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202209/cdc_202209_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 362.75 KB ]