Mapping the geogenic radon potential: methodology and spatial analysis for central Hungary

KZ Szabó, G Jordan, Á Horváth, C Szabó - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
A detailed geogenic radon potential (GRP) mapping based on field soil gas radon and soil
gas permeability measurements was carried out in this study. A conventional continuous …

Variance of indoor radon concentration: Major influencing factors

I Yarmoshenko, A Vasilyev, G Malinovsky… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Radon: exploring the log-normal mystery

P Bossew - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2010 - Elsevier
The term “log-normal mysticism” has been coined by Tóth et al.(2006) for the so far
unexplained observation that indoor radon concentration data from geographical surveys …

Investigations on indoor Radon in Austria, part 2: Geological classes as categorical external drift for spatial modelling of the Radon potential

P Bossew, G Dubois, T Tollefsen - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2008 - Elsevier
Geological classes are used to model the deterministic (drift or trend) component of the
Radon potential (Friedmann's RP) in Austria. It is shown that the RP can be grouped …

[PDF][PDF] Mapping the geogenic radon potential and estimation of radon prone areas in Germany

P Bossew - Radiation Emergency Medicine, 2015 - remcp.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
It is widely acknowledged that radon (Rn) is a hazardous pollutant. As epidemiological
studies have shown (for a summary see WHO Radon Handbook1)), also relatively low …

Comparative analysis of radon, thoron and thoron progeny concentration measurements

M Janik, S Tokonami, C Kranrod… - Journal of radiation …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This study examined correlations between radon, thoron and thoron progeny concentrations
based on surveys conducted in several different countries. For this purpose, passive …

[HTML][HTML] Log-normality of indoor radon data in the Walloon region of Belgium

G Cinelli, F Tondeur - Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2015 - Elsevier
The deviations of the distribution of Belgian indoor radon data from the log-normal trend are
examined. Simulated data are generated to provide a theoretical frame for understanding …

Radon and thoron levels, their spatial and seasonal variations in adobe dwellings–a case study at the great Hungarian plain

Z Szabó, G Jordan, C Szabó, Á Horváth… - … in Environmental and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Radon and thoron isotopes are responsible for approximately half of the average annual
effective dose to humans. Although the half-life of thoron is short, it can potentially enter …

Identification and mapping of radon-prone areas in Croatia—preliminary results for Lika-Senj and the southern part of Karlovac counties

V Radolić, I Miklavčić, D Stanić, M Poje… - Radiation protection …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Long-term indoor radon measurements performed by LR 115 track etched detectors in
Croatian homes during 2003–04 showed that the arithmetic means of radon concentrations …

[PDF][PDF] Terrestrial radioactivity in Hungarian Adobe Building Material and Dwellings with a focus on Thoron (220Rn)

Z Szabó - 2013 - atomfizika.elte.hu
I am highly thankful for Csaba Szabó, my advisor and mentor and for Ákos Horváth, my
advisor to be with me on this path. I must say many thanks to István Csige and Győző …