Aleshka Carrion-Matta, Joy Lawrence, Choong-Min Kang, Jack M Wolfson, Longxiang Li, Carolina L Zilli Vieira, Joel Schwartz, Philip Demokritou, Petros Koutrakis
Radon (Rn) is a natural and toxic radioactive gas that accumulates indoors, mainly in low-ventilated underground floors and basements. Several factors make prediction of indoor Rn exposure in enclosed spaces challenging. In this study, we investigated the influence of soil, geology, topography, atmospheric variables, radiation, urbanization, community economic well-being, and monthly and yearly variations on indoor Rn concentrations. We analyzed 7,515 monthly indoor Rn measurements in 623 zip codes from two U...
December 2021: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association