Radon in Arizona

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Author
Spencer, J.E.
Issue Date
1993
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Spencer, J.E. (ed.), 1993, Radon in Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Bulletin-199, 98 p.
Description
Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium, which is present in virtually all rocks and soils, typically at concentrations of 1 to 4 parts per million (ppm). Radon can accumulate inside homes and other buildings at concentrations that are commonly tens of times greater than in outdoor air and, in some cases, may be hundreds or even thousands of times greater. Most indoor radon is derived from uranium in underlying soil and rock and gradually seeps into buildings through cracks or other openings in the ground floor. Houses with unusually high concentrations of indoor radon are typically built on rock and soil that contain unusually high uranium concentrations.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/629494
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http://repository.azgs.az.gov/uri_gin/azgs/dlio/1733
Language
en
Series/Report no.
B-199
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Arizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
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Documents in the AZGS Document Repository collection are made available by the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) and the University Libraries at the University of Arizona. For more information about items in this collection, please contact azgs-info@email.arizona.edu.
North Bounding Coordinate
36.9618
South Bounding Coordinate
31.4039
West Bounding Coordinate
-114.798
East Bounding Coordinate
-108.998
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