Title | Statistical analysis of indoor radon data for the Walloon region (Belgium) |
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Publication Type | Articolo su Rivista peer-reviewed |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Cinelli, Giorgia, Tondeur F., and Dehandschutter B. |
Journal | Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids |
Volume | 164 |
Pagination | 307-312 |
Keywords | Belgium, Charcoal, Database systems, Geological information, Geology, Gumbel distribution, indoor radon, Indoor radon measurements, Log-normal distribution, Normal distribution, Nuclear engineering, nuclear industry, Radon, Region-based, statistical analysis, Track etch |
Abstract | Two databases of indoor radon measurements in the Walloon region in Belgium can be used to establish a radon risk map of this region, taking into account the geological information. The data were collected, respectively, by long-term track-etch measurements and by short-term charcoal measurements. Here we present a preliminary study showing that the two databases can be merged. We begin our study by testing two types of distributions: the log-normal distribution and the log-Gumbel distribution, with the purpose of selecting the best to fit our databases. The paper then describes a methodology that allows us to combine them. The composite database will be used to establish a radon risk map for the Walloon region based on geology. |
Notes | cited By 6 |
URL | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-67749101863&doi=10.1080%2f10420150902809213&partnerID=40&md5=6c7b32aebf5b1048f956ac7c69b60046 |
DOI | 10.1080/10420150902809213 |
Citation Key | Cinelli2009307 |