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  • Title: Variance of indoor radon concentration: Major influencing factors.
    Author: Yarmoshenko I, Vasilyev A, Malinovsky G, Bossew P, Žunić ZS, Onischenko A, Zhukovsky M.
    Journal: Sci Total Environ; 2016 Jan 15; 541():155-160. PubMed ID: 26409145.
    Abstract:
    Variance of radon concentration in dwelling atmosphere is analysed with regard to geogenic and anthropogenic influencing factors. Analysis includes review of 81 national and regional indoor radon surveys with varying sampling pattern, sample size and duration of measurements and detailed consideration of two regional surveys (Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia and Niška Banja, Serbia). The analysis of the geometric standard deviation revealed that main factors influencing the dispersion of indoor radon concentration over the territory are as follows: area of territory, sample size, characteristics of measurements technique, the radon geogenic potential, building construction characteristics and living habits. As shown for Sverdlovsk oblast and Niška Banja town the dispersion as quantified by GSD is reduced by restricting to certain levels of control factors. Application of the developed approach to characterization of the world population radon exposure is discussed.
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