Reports from University of Naples Add New Study Findings to Research in Applied Sciences (Sorrentina Peninsula: Geographical Distribution of the Indoor Radon Concentrations in Dwellings-Gini Index Application)

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2021 SEP 23 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - Researchers detail new data in applied sciences. According to news originating from Naples, Italy, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "The radon isotope (~222Rn, half-life 3.8 days) is a radioactive byproduct of the ~238U decay chain. Because radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer after smoking, dense maps of indoor radon concentration are required to implement effective locally based risk reduction strategies." Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from University of Naples: "In this regard, we present an innovative method for the construction of interpolated maps (kriging) based on the Gini index computation to characterize the distribution of Rn concentration. The Gini coefficient variogram has been shown to be an effective predictor of radon concentration inhomogeneity.