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Radon, Health and Natural Hazards

Product Code:	SP451
Series:	GSL Special Publications - print copy
Author/Editor:	Edited by G.K. Gillmore, F.E. Perrier and R.G.M. Crockett
Publication Date:	20 April 2018
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Special Publication 451

This volume draws together the final outputs of the five-year UNESCO/IUGS/IGCP Project 571 and presents new data on radon in the built and natural environments, radon as a diagnostic tool of geophysical phenomena, reflections and recommendations on the future of radon research and a critique of radon's asserted use as a therapy.

By considering all the aspects of radon as a health hazard and potential indicator of natural hazards, the project brought together the dispersed research (from universities, governmental and non-governmental bodies as well as commercial companies) on radon within an interdisciplinary context to facilitate scientific advancement and understanding. Through the establishment of working groups at regional and local levels and the development of research networks, a variety of international meetings were organized and a number of journal special issues published to disseminate the results.

The scale of the project was global: scientists from over 20 European countries, plus countries in the Americas, Asia and the Middle East have been participants of the project.

Published online 28/03/2018. Print copies available from 20/04/2018.

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Type:	Book
Ten Digit ISBN:
Thirteen Digit ISBN:	9781786203083
Publisher:	GSL
Binding:	Hardback
Pages:	256
Weight:	0.91 kg

Contents

GILLMORE, G. K., PERRIER, F. E. & CROCKETT, R. G. M. Radon, Health and Natural Hazards: a signpost for assessment and protection in the 21st century

GILLMORE, G. K., CROCKETT, R. G. M. & PHILLIPS, P. S. Radon as a carcinogenic built-environmental pollutant

CROCKETT, R. G. M., GROVES-KIRKBY, C. J., DENMAN, A. R. & PHILLIPS, P. S. Significant annual and sub-annual cycles in indoor radon concentrations: seasonal variation and correction

CROCKETT, R. G. M. & GILLMORE, G. K. Radon as an anthropogenic indoor air pollutant as exemplified by radium-dial watches and other uranium- and radium-containing artefacts

VAUPOTIČ , J., BRODAR, A., GREGORIČ, A. & KOBAL, I. Radon dynamics in a dwelling with high radon levels in a karst area

SCHUBERT, G., BERKA, R., KATZLBERGER, C., MOTSCHKA, K., DENNER, M., GRATH, J. & PHILIPPITSCH, R. Radionuclides in groundwater, rocks and stream sediments in Austria – results from a recent survey

PERRIER, F., GIRAULT, F. & BOUQUEREL, H. Effective radium-226 concentration in rocks, soils, plants and bones

GIRAULT, F., PERRIER, F. & PRZYLIBSKI, T. A. Radon-222 and radium-226 occurrence in water: a review

GIRAULT, F., KOIRALA, B. P., BHATTARAI, M. & PERRIER, F. Radon and carbon dioxide around remote Himalayan thermal springs

CIGOLINI, C., LAIOLO, M., COPPOLA, D., TROVATO, C. & BORGOGNO, G. Radon surveys and monitoring at active volcanoes: learning from Vesuvius, Stromboli, La Soufrie`re and Villarrica

PRZYLIBSKI, T. A. Radon: a radioactive therapeutic element

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