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Chemung County
Indoor Radon Estimates
Percent Homes Above 4 pCi/L
June 1999
| Town or City |
homes measured |
living area* |
basement** |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| best estimate (%) |
range # (%) |
best estimate (%) |
range # (%) |
||
| Ashland town | 9 | 33 | (22 - 43) | 70 | (60 - 79) |
| Baldwin town | 3 | 17 | (8 - 28) | 51 | (35 - 65) |
| Big Flats town | 154 | 58 | (55 - 61) | 85 | (83 - 88) |
| Catlin town | 9 | 24 | (15 - 34) | 62 | (51 - 72) |
| Chemung town | 11 | 37 | (28 - 48) | 74 | (65 - 83) |
| Elmira city | 290 | 32 | (30 - 34) | 68 | (66 - 71) |
| Elmira town | 204 | 37 | (35 - 40) | 69 | (66 - 71) |
| Erin town | 11 | 21 | (13 - 31) | 62 | (49 - 73) |
| Horseheads town | 281 | 39 | (37 - 41) | 73 | (71 - 75) |
| Southport town | 149 | 38 | (36 - 41) | 71 | (68 - 74) |
| Van Etten town | 10 | 34 | (26 - 44) | 72 | (63 - 81) |
| Veteran town | 45 | 30 | (25 - 36) | 62 | (57 - 68) |
| Chemung county | 1176 | 36 | 71 | ||
* 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.
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