Environmental Management and Health: Volume 12 Issue 5
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Domestic radon remediation rates and reasons for testing
C.A. KennedyIncreasingly, social scientists are interested in the process of decision making – how and why households decide to test and remediate, as well as the decision outcomes or the…
Radon: post‐remediation studies in National Health Service properties
Maria M. Johnstone, Paul S. Phillips, Antony R. DenmanAn extensive radon remediation programme in National Health Service properties in Northamptonshire has been conducted since 1992 and has resulted in many buildings with raised…
Radon concentration variations in a Mendip cave cluster
Malcolm Sperrin, Gavin Gillmore, Tony DenmanIn caves, radon has been identified as occurring at elevated levels by a number of groups but, with the exception of major show caves, its impact and risk to those who work in the…
Air‐movement control of radon in a retail store
Frederick Marley, Paul S. PhillipsMitigation of radon gas and radon progeny in buildings is based largely on reducing the pressure difference between the point of the radiation source and the point of entry to…
A critical analysis of the UK local government response to radon
Alan BlytheThe Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has been campaigning for a more appropriate and sympathetic government approach to radon since 1987. Its professional…
Radon in a disused mine in Cornwall, UK
Gavin K. Gillmore, Gillian Pearce, Antony R. DenmanA study has been undertaken of radon levels in an abandoned metalliferous mine in South‐West England. Measurements have been taken in Gunnislake Old Adit using a variety of…
Long term durability of UK radon protective measures
Chris Scivyer, Kim NoonanThis paper describes work undertaken by Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE) for the Building Regulations Division of the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and…
An overview of issues in the reduction of UK radon exposure
Daryl W. DixonRadon is the second largest cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking and is estimated to be responsible for between about 3 and 5 per cent of UK lung cancer deaths. This risk…