Environmental risk measurement: Uncertainties for charcoal and alpha-track radon monitors

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作者：
Mushrush, GW [1 ]
Mose, DG [1 ]
Sullivan, KT [1 ]
机构：
[1] MARYMOUNT UNIV,DEPT HLTH PROMOT MANAGEMENT,ARLINGTON,VA 22207
来源：
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING & TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CONTROL | 1997年 / 32卷 / 02期
关键词：
radon monitors; radon; alpha-track; risk assessment;
D O I：
10.1080/10934529709376552
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The ability of activated charcoal and alpha-track radon monitors to estimate annual concentrations is a consequence of the measurement interval over which either type of monitor is used. In a case study of several hundred homes in Virginia and Maryland, a +/- 90% uncertainty must be applied to a single charcoal measurements to estimate the annual radon concentration, and a +/- 50% uncertainty must be applied to a three-month alpha-track measurement (90% confidence levels).
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页码：427 / 443
页数：17
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