Radon, Health and Natural Hazards
Product code: SP451
Print publication date: 20/04/2018
Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications, Earth Resources and Economic Geology, Environmental Geology, Geohazards
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781786203083
Author/Edited by: Edited by G.K. Gillmore, F.E. Perrier and R.G.M. Crockett
Weight: 0.91kg
Number of pages: 256
Online publication date: 27/03/2018
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/451/1
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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.
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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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