Effect of various parameters on radon-222 intercomparison results

✍ Scribed by Isabel M. Fisenne; Andreas C. George; Helen W. Keller

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1992
• Weight: 457 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0883-2889
• DOI: 10.1016/0883-2889(92)90087-u

✦ Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML) has hosted a series of radon-222 measurement intercomparison exercises since 1981. Twenty-eight facilities have participated in at least six of the 18 exercises. The intercomparison results of these facilities were used to develop a datallase to attempt to assess the influence of various parameters on the measurements. Single and multiple correlation testing was performed using a standard statistical software package.

Excluding calibration and calculation errors, the strongest association found was between the radon concentration and distance from EML. The probable explanation for this finding is discussed°