Radon outreach

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  1606

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  Radon outreach

• Parent Project:

  Geologic Hazards Section programs and projects

• Status:

  Active

• Description:

  DGGS and University of Alaska Fairbanks' School of Natural Resources and Extension (SNRE) have created a radon database and public visualization tools to better understand radon potential and identify where elevated levels of radon exist in the state.

• Project Date(s):

  2020 - present

• Primary Contact:

  Goodfellow, Paul J.

• DGGS section:

  Geologic Hazards

• Alternate Url:

  Find out more...

• Project Participants:

  Jennifer E. Athey, Art L. Nash, Jr., DeShana D. York, Leif E. Albertson, Sam P. Knapp, Allison D. Woodward, Paul J. Goodfellow

Publications

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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

IC 92

Garcia, M.R., Goh, Raquel, Nelson, M.A., Athey, J.E., and Nash, A.L., Jr., 2021, Radon in Alaska: What you should know - video: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 92, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30745

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

IC 83

Athey, J.E., and Salisbury, J.B., 2019, Radon testing after earthquakes: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 83, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30168

IC 82

Athey, J.E., 2019, Naturally occurring radon in Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Information Circular 82, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30163

Posters and Presentations

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 others, 2022

Athey, J.E., Nash, A.L., Jr., and Knapp, S.P., 2022, Alaska radon maps suggest potential scope of health concern (poster): 2022 Alaska Geological Society (AGS) Technical Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska, April 23, 2022: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/30865

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