Review Article

General Overview of Radon Studies in Health Hazard Perspectives

Table 1

Summary of radon surveys in dwellings [14].

CountryIndoor radon concentration (Bq/m3)
Arithmetic meanGeometric meanGeometric standard deviation

Australia1182.1
Belgium48382.0
Canada28113.9
Czech Republic140442.1
Denmark59392.2
Finland120842.1
France89532.0
Germany49372.0
Greece55442.4
Ireland89572.4
Italy70522.1
Portugal62452.2
Mexico14090NA
Netherlands23181.6
Spain90462.9
United Kingdom20143.2
USA46253.1
Switzerland78511.8
Republic of Korea53431.8
Japan16131.8

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