Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices with Indoor Radon Zones
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. School Health Policies and Practices Study 2012
2.2. Measures
2.3. Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Disclaimer
Conflicts of Interest
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EPA Radon Zone 1 | Policy Requiring Schools Test for Radon-Percent (95% CI 2) | Policy Addressing Radon-Resistant New Construction-Percent (95% CI) |
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Zone 1 (>4 pCi/L) | 42.4 (35.2, 49.9) | 37.5 (30.8, 44.7) |
Zone 2 (2–4 pCi/L) | 37.7 (30.5, 45.5) | 31.0 (25.3, 37.2) |
Zone 3 (<2 pCi/L) | 27.8 (21.1, 35.7) | 30.5 (23.3, 38.7) |
χ2 = 3.9, p = 0.02 | χ2 = 1.3, p = 0.28 |
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Foster, S.; Everett Jones, S. Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices with Indoor Radon Zones. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121234
Foster S, Everett Jones S. Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices with Indoor Radon Zones. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(12):1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121234
Chicago/Turabian StyleFoster, Stephanie, and Sherry Everett Jones. 2016. "Association of School District Policies for Radon Testing and Radon-Resistant New Construction Practices with Indoor Radon Zones" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 12: 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121234