『Abstract
Indoor radon mapping may show stronger dependence on geological
formations if the measured homes are one-storied houses with no
basement. In Hungary, 17,244 homes were investigated on the yearly
average of indoor radon concentrations; among these homes, there
were 6,154, one-storied, no-basement houses. In Hungary, 21 geological
units were created relevant for indoor radon index characterized
by lithology, the position of the ground water table, and the
gas permeability . Maps were drawn of different topography (counties,
grid, geological units) and different values (maximum, mean, indoor
radon indexes). A kind of standardization of houses was that only
the one-storied, no-basement ones were chosen, but from geological
point of view some more information was gained when the wall materials
(bricks or adobe) were also taken into account. (“Adobe” is made
of clay and straw in Hungary, and not burned as brick, just dried
on sunshine). Enhanced indoor radon values can be observed on
the bedrock of Cenozoic volcanic rocks and their eroded materials
deposited on the local alluvial valleys. another group with relatively
increased indoor radon values can be connected to granite bodies.
The grid method is useful for covering large state or even continental
areas. For practical public use and detailed radon risk mapping
geological or administrative unit-systems could yield more reasonable
and useful results.
Keywords: Indoor radon; House-structure; Geology; Hungary』
Introduction
Methods
Measurement and data collecting
Statistical methods
Mapping methods
Topography
Mapped values
Geological units
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References