Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Electret Ion Chambers for Characterizing Indoor, Outdoor, Geologic and Other Sources of Radon (pp. 1-42)
Payasada Kotrappa (Rad Elec Inc., Frederick, MD, USA)

Chapter 2 – Space-Time Distribution of Radon-222 from Groundwater-Streamflow-Atmosphere Interactions in the Karst Systems of the Campania Region (Southern Italy) (pp. 43-98)
Michele Guida, Domenico Guidaand Albina Cuomo (Department of Physics “E. R. Caianiello”, University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy, and others)

Chapter 3 – History-Radon-Geology Connections (pp. 99-108)
I. Burian, J. Merta and P. Otahal (National Institute for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection (SUJCHBO), Czech Republic)

Chapter 4 – Efficiency of Four Different Methods of Ventilation for Radon Mitigation in Houses (pp. 109-116)
Lydia Leleyter, Benoît Riffault, Benoît Basset, Mélanie Lemoine, Hakim Hamdoun and Fabienne Baraud (UR-ABTE- Bd du Mal Juin Campus 2 Bat Sciences 2, Caen Cedex)

Chapter 5 – The Use of Radon and Thoron in Balneotherapy (pp. 117-132)
Fábio Tadeu Lazzerini and Daniel Marcos Bonotto (Departamento de Petrologia e Metalogenia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil)

Chapter 6 – The Possible Applications of Radon Inhalation Treatment as Antioxidant Therapy for Hepatopathy (pp. 133-148)
Takahiro Kataoka, Akihiro Sakoda, Reo Etani, Yuu Ishimori, Fumihiro Mitsunobu and Kiyonori Yamaoka (Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Shikata-cho 2-chome, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama, Japan, and others)

Chapter 7 – Radon in Tap Water in the Territory of Tbilisi City (pp. 149-162)
Nodar Kekelidze, Teimuraz Jakhutashvili, Eremia Tulashvili, Manana Chkhaidze, Zaur Berishvili, Lela Mtsariashvili and Master Irina Ambokadze (Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, and others)
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Chapter 8 – Radon in Water — Hydrogeology and Health Implication (pp. 163-188)
N. Todorović, J. Nikolov, T. Petrović Pantić, J. Kovačević, I. Stojković and M. Krmar (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Novi Sad, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 9 – Indoor Radon Activity Concentration Measurement Using Charcoal Canister (pp. 189-208)
G. Pantelić, M. Živanović, J. Krneta Nikolić, M. Eremić Savković, M. Rajačić and D. Todorović (University of Belgrade, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia, and others)

Chapter 10 – Methods of Radon Measurement (pp. 209-226)
J. Nikolov, N. Todorović, S. Forkapić, I. Bikit, M. Vesković, M. Krmar, D. Mrđa and K. Bikit (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Novi Sad, Serbia)

Chapter 11 – Radon Buildup in Dwellings, Spas and Caves: Facts and Interpretations (pp. 227-250)
I. Bikit, S. Forkapic, D. Mrdja, K. Bikit, N. Todorovic and J. Nikolov (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Novi Sad, Serbia)

Chapter 12 – The Analysis of Radon Diffusion Emanation and Adsorption on Different Types of Materials (pp. 251-268)
Sofija Forkapić, Dušan Mrđa, Ištvan Bikit, Kristina Bikit, Selena Grujić and Uranija Kozmidis-Luburić (Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, and others)

Index