Pilot study of the application of Tellus airborne radiometric and soil geochemical data for radon mapping

被引：32

作者：

Appleton, J. D. ^{[1
]}

Miles, J. C. H. ^{[2
]}

Green, B. M. R. ^{[2
]}

Larmour, R. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] British Geol Survey, Kingsley Dunham Ctr, Nottingham NG12 5GG, England

[2] Hlth Protect Agcy HPA, Radiat Protect Div, Didcot OX11 0RQ, Oxon, England

[3] Environm & Heritage Serv, Dept Environm, Belfast BT7 2JA, Antrim, North Ireland

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY | 2008年 / 99卷 / 10期

基金：

英国自然环境研究理事会;

关键词：

airborne; radiometric; soil; geochemical; radon; mapping;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.011

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The scope for using Tellus Project airborne gamma-ray spectrometer and soil geochemical data to predict the probability of houses in Northern Ireland having high indoor radon concentrations is evaluated, in a pilot study in the southeast of the province, by comparing these data statistically with in-house radon measurements. There is generally good agreement between radon maps modelled from the airborne radiometric and soil geochemical data using multivariate linear regression analysis and conventional radon maps which depend solely on geological and indoor radon data. The radon maps based on the Tellus Project data identify some additional areas where the radon risk appears to be relatively high compared with the conventional radon maps. One of the ways of validating radon maps modelled on the Tellus Project data will be to carry out additional indoor measurements in these areas. (c) 2008 BGS. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1687 / 1697

页数：11