A preliminary radon map for Canada according to health region

The recent publications of the combined analyses of residential radon studies in Europe and North America have shown that there is a significant risk of lung cancer at residential radon levels. In order to assess the population risk due to radon, the knowledge of the spatial distribution of indoor r...

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Published inRadiation protection dosimetry Vol. 130; no. 1; p. 92
Main Authors Chen, Jing, Jiang, Huixia, Tracy, Bliss L, Zielinski, Jan M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.2008
Subjects
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Canada
Maps as Topic
Pilot Projects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radon - analysis
Topography, Medical - methods
Canada
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Summary:The recent publications of the combined analyses of residential radon studies in Europe and North America have shown that there is a significant risk of lung cancer at residential radon levels. In order to assess the population risk due to radon, the knowledge of the spatial distribution of indoor radon levels is essential. Here a preliminary radon map for Canada is presented, based on historical radon measurements collected in 6016 locations across Canada with the health region as the basic geographic units.
ISSN:0144-8420
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncn109