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Interrelationship of indoor radon concentrations, soil-gas flux, and meteorological parameters by Kitto, M. E.

“…Passive electret-based radon flux monitors were deployed at 12-hour intervals for 1 year outside a single-family house, in order to access the variability and…”
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Application of low-background gamma-ray spectrometry to monitor radioactivity in the environment and food by Khan, A.J., Semkow, T.M., Beach, S.E., Haines, D.K., Bradt, C.J., Bari, A., Syed, U.-F., Torres, M., Marrantino, J., Kitto, M.E., Menia, T., Fielman, E.

“…The results are described of an upgrade of the low-background gamma-ray spectrometry laboratory at New York State Department of Health by acquiring sensitivity…”
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Development and intercomparison of a reusable radon-in-water standard by Kitto, M.E., Menia, T.A., Bari, A., Fielman, E.M., Haines, D.K.

“…Radium-free standards are not readily available for proficiency testing of laboratories that conduct radon ( 222Rn) analyses of water. For this study, 33…”
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Assessing radon concentrations in areas with few measurements by KITTO, M. E

“…The New York State Department of Health has estimated and mapped radon concentrations for every town and city in the State. Since for many towns there are few…”
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Concentrations of selenium, barium, and radium in Brazil nuts by Parekh, P.P., Khan, A.R., Torres, M.A., Kitto, M.E.

“…The concentrations of selenium, barium, and radium were determined in Brazil nuts grown in four regions: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and an unknown locality…”
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Characteristics of liquid scintillation analysis of radon in water by KITTO, M. E

“…Liquid scintillation (LS) counting is one method recommended by the U.S. EPA to measure waterborne radon. The effects of variations in LS analysis (cap-liner…”
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Impact assessment of emissions from a municipal waste incinerator by KOBLANTZ, S. M, TEIGER, D. G, KITTO, M. E, DUTKIEWICZ, V. A, MATUSZEK, J. M, HUSAIN, L

“…Emissions from a refuse-derived fuel steam generating plant indowntown Albany, NY, have been a subject of public concernduring, and since cessation of,…”
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Radon measurements and mitigation at a fish hatchery by Kitto, M E, Kunz, C O, McNulty, C A, Covert, S, Kuhland, M

“…Groundwater radon concentration of 83 Bq L(-1) generated indoor radon levels exceeding 3,300 Bq m(-3) at a commercial fish hatchery. Passive and active…”
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A simple approach for deriving photon attenuation factors, mass attenuation coefficients, and atomic cross-sections for uncharacterized solids by Kitto, M E

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Radon and thoron emanation from uranium-glazed tableware by Kitto, M E, McNulty, C A, Kunz, C O

“…Radon and thoron gas emanation from tableware with ceramic glazes containing elevated uranium levels was determined using alpha-scintillation cells. Though…”
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Direct comparison of three methods for the determination of radon in well water by Kitto, M E, Kuhland, M K, Dansereau, R E

“…Radon concentrations obtained using a bubbler device developed to collect and bubble water samples in the laboratory and field were compared with results from…”
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Mass attenuation coefficients of size-fractioned soil by KITTO, M. E

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Local area networks in radioactivity measurements by SEMKOW, T. M, SCHWENKER, C. D, KITTO, M. E, DALY, J. C

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Simultaneous collection of particles and gases followed by multielement analysis using nuclear techniques by KITTO, M. E, ANDERSON, D. L, ZOLLER, W. H

“…A simple system was constructed for the separation and collection of atmospheric particles and gases. The five-stage sampling train consists of a particle…”
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Rare earth distributions in catalysts and airborne particles by Kitto, Michael E, Anderson, David L, Gordon, Glen E, Olmez, Ilhan

“…Zeolite cracking catalysts have been used by the petroleum refining industry since the 1940s. Zeolite cracking catalysts are analyzed for 38 elements including…”
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Multifarious application of well-type germanium detector by Parekh, P. P., Semkow, T. M., Bari, A., Torre, M. A., Haines, D. K., Harris, P. R., Fielman, E. M., Kitto, M. E.

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Calibration of Ge gamma-ray spectrometers for complex sample geometries and matrices by Semkow, T.M., Bradt, C.J., Beach, S.E., Haines, D.K., Khan, A.J., Bari, A., Torres, M.A., Marrantino, J.C., Syed, U.-F., Kitto, M.E., Hoffman, T.J., Curtis, P.

“…A comprehensive study of the efficiency calibration and calibration verification of Ge gamma-ray spectrometers was performed using semi-empirical,…”
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Radioactivity in size-separated municipal incinerator ashes by Kitto, M E

“…Radionuclide concentrations of the 238U- and 232Th-decay series, as well as 40K and 137Cs, were determined in size-separated fly ashes and bottom ashes from…”
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Radon measurements in groundwater by Kitto, M. E., Kuhland, M. K.

“…The development of a novel collector-bubbler device for the field collection and measurement of radon is reported. Samples of well water from New York State…”
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Mapping the indoor radon potential in New York at the township level by Kitto, Michael E., Green, John G.

“…A combination of approximately 51,000 basement-screening measurements, 6500 long-term measurements, and correlations to surficial geology was used to develop…”
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