First-phase study design for the US Navy Radon Assessment and Mitigation Program (NAVRAMP)
Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: In 1988, the US Navy initiated a worldwide multi-year program for the assessment and mitigation of radon inside buildings under its control. During the first two years of the program, radon levels in residences occupied by Navy personnel and their dependents are being surveyed. Also being surveyed are all schools, child care centers, hospitals, and brigs in addition to a small random sample of bachelor quarters. Passive alpha-track detectors, numbering about 25,000, are being used as monitoring devices. A substantial fraction of the monitors (20%) are being used for quality assurance. Data management programs have been developed to record the chain of custody of the monitors and handle the associated questionnaire data. Program objectives and implementation emphasize quality assurance, records maintenance, and monitor placement and retrieval. 5 refs., 2 tabs.
Authors: David L. Wilson, R.B. Gammage, T. G. Matthews
Language: English
Subfield: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1488533332