title: Estimating radon potential from an aerial radiometric survey.
abstract: A radon screening survey of 719 residences in Nova Scotia was performed using liquid scintillation charcoal canisters. The readings have been correlated with an aerial radiometric survey map of the 1.76-MeV gamma emission of 214Bi, which is plotted in terms of uranium parts per million equivalent. A good correlation exists, suggesting that this particular map could be used to indicate the potential for radon problems in particular geographic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D003625:Data Collection; D006798:Housing; D009674:Nova Scotia; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon