Re: RADON

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

The highest radon level found in U.S. homes is about the same. The 
highest I found was 100,000 Bq/cubic meter (in Easton, PA). The so-called 
"index house" of the nuclear power plant worker that started all the 
publicity was also this value. Others have reported levels up to 200,000 
Bq/cubic meter. But values in this range are one in a million in US.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, srebro rafi wrote:

> 
>   In Israel we have these days a new concern about radon.A very high 
> concentration of radon was found in a class room in  Jerusalem up to: 
> 137,000 Bq/m3 (No mistake).
>   Is this concentration possible????
>  
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