@article{ref1,
title="Reliability of inexpensive charcoal and alpha-track radon monitors",
journal="Natural hazards",
year="1990",
author="Mose, Douglas G. and Mushrush, George W. and Chrosniak, Charles E.",
volume="3",
number="4",
pages="341-355",
abstract="A comparison between single short-term radon measurements and annual radon measurements in basements shows that significant uncertainties should be associated with the short-term measurements. Activated charcoal radon monitors which measure radon over a 3 to 7 day interval yield measurements that should carry a ± 90% uncertainty in terms of estimating annual radon concentration. Alpha-track radon monitors which measure radon over a 3 month interval should carry a ± 30% uncertainty. Decisions about home purchases, home remediation and the development of risk characterizations may often be incorrect if currently popular but unrealistically low estimates of uncertainty are applied to short-term radon measurements. Optimal results are obtained from year-long alpha-track measurements.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0921-030X",
doi="10.1007/BF00124392",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00124392"
}