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Schenectady County

Indoor Radon Estimates
Percent Homes Above 4 pCi/L
February 2007

Town or City
homes
measured
living area*
basement**
best
estimate
(%)
range #
(%)
best
estimate
(%)
range #
(%)
Duanesburg town 22 1.5 (0.5 - 3.2) 12 (8 - 18)
Glenville town 191 5 (4 - 7) 29 (26 - 31)
Niskayuna town 147 2 (2 - 3) 16 (14 - 19)
Princetown town 7 7 (4 - 12) 25 (18 - 34)
Rotterdam town 120 4 (3 - 6) 22 (19 - 25)
Schenectady city 137 0.8 (0.4 - 1.3) 9 (7 - 12)
           
Schenectady county 624 3   17  

* Long-term measurement, 90 days to one year.

**Short-term measurement, typically 2 to 7 days.

# Uncertainty range of one sigma corresponds to a 68% confidence interval.