Radon Gas

A radioactive, gaseous isotope of radon; it is a member of the thorium series and a daughter of radium-224.Neuendorf, K.K.E., Mehl, J.P., Jr., and Jackson, J.A., eds., 2011, Glossary of Geology: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, 799 p.

Below is a list of publications related to Radon Gas. Select a publication number to access more detailed information and their respective files available for download.

IC 97

DGGS Staff, Athey, J.E., Cameron, C.E., and Janssen, K.A., 2025, Geologic Hazards Section at DGGS: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 97, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31470

IC 82 v. 2

Goodfellow, P.J., Woodward, A.D., and Athey, J.E., 2024, Naturally occurring radon in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 82 v. 2, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31109

Macpherson, A.E. and others, 2023

Macpherson, A.E., Athey, J.E., and Woodward, A.D., 2023, Radon in Alaska: A brief look at radon risks, observations, and what you can do to take action (StoryMap): Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 9 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31041

Athey, J.E. and Nash, A.L., Jr., 2022

Athey, J.E., and Nash, A.L., Jr., 2022, Alaska’s story of radon challenges in a big, arctic, far-flung U.S. state (poster): 2022 American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) International Radon and Vapor Intrusion Symposium, Bellevue, Washington, October 24-26, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/30913

IC 90

Knapp, S.P., Athey, J.E., and Nash, A.L., Jr., 2020, Mitigating radon levels at home: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 90, 18 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30474

IC 89

Knapp, S.P., Athey, J.E., and Nash, A.L., Jr., 2020, Understanding your radon test results: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 89, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30467

Athey, J.E. and others, 2018

Athey, J.E., Hendricks, M.D., Gallagher, P.E., and Seitz, S.S., 2018, Status of GeMS-compliant enterprise database model and Alaska GeMS maps (presentation): Digital Mapping Techniques Workshop, Lexington, Kentucky, May 20-23: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 22 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30074

Nash, A.L., Jr. and others, 2017

Nash, A.L., Jr., Athey, J.E., and Hendricks, M.D., 2017, Geographic distribution for a quarter of a century of radon analyses (presentation): Esri User Conference, San Diego, California, July 10–14, 2017: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 35 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29846

PDF 90-6

Nye, C.J., and Kline, J.T., 1990, Preliminary evaluation of data derived from the recently completed Alaska home radon survey: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public Data File 90-6, 14 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/1439

PDF 86-82

Wiltse, M.A., 1986, Radon hazard assessment orientation survey, Circle Hot Springs area, phase 1: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Public Data File 86-82, 11 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/1272