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mCORRECTmANSWERmSoilmgasminfiltration
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mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse.mRadonmcanmcausemlungmcancer
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mtechniques.
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mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse.mRadonmgasmismofmnaturalmorigin.
Radonmismamnoblemgasmformedmfromm-mCORRECTmANSWERmRadium
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rommdrilledmwellsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm1950's
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mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse.mItmhasmbeenmdeterminedmthatmthemprimarymhealthmriskmofmradonminmw
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mCORRECTmANSWERmMidm1970's
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ACmequalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmActivatedmcharcoalmadsorption
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fmradioactivitymneededmformthemapplication.mTruemormfalsem-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
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s.mTruemormfalsem-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
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EMLmequalsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUSmdepartmentmofmenergymandmenvironmentalmmeasurementsmlaboratory
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rmofmneutrons,mcombinedmcalledmwhat?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm2mandm2,mAnmAlphamparticle
ERm=m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEquilibriummratio
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ELmequalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmElectretmionmchamber-long-term
GSm=m-mCORRECTmANSWERmGrabmradon/scintillationmcell
Whatmismthemhalf-lifemofmradonm-mCORRECTmANSWERm3.8mdays