title: A preliminary radon map for Canada according to health region.
abstract: The recent publications of the combined analyses of residential radon studies in Europe and North America have shown that there is a significant risk of lung cancer at residential radon levels. In order to assess the population risk due to radon, the knowledge of the spatial distribution of indoor radon levels is essential. Here a preliminary radon map for Canada is presented, based on historical radon measurements collected in 6016 locations across Canada with the health region as the basic geographic units.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada. jing_chen@hc-sc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huixia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Bliss L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Tracy
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zielinski
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002170:Canada; D008377:Maps as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D019371:Topography, Medical / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon