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Journals

1.       Steck D, Field RW. Dosimetric challenges for residential radon epidemiology. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 69:655-664, 2006

2.       Krewski D, Lubin J, Zielinski J, Alavanja M, Catalan V, Field RW, Klotz J, Letourneau E, Lynch C, Lyon J, Sandler D, Schoenberg J, Steck D, Stolwijk J, Weinberg J, and Wilcox H. A combined analysis of North American case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health (in press)

3.        Steck DJ, Berglund JA, Field RW. ²¹⁰Po Implanted in glass surfaces: calibration and improved performance for retrospective radon gas and radon progeny reconstruction. Radioactivity in the Environment Book series Volume 7 Seventh International Symposium on the Natural Radiation Environment (NRE-VII)  Elsevier, 2005

4.       Krewski D, Lubin JH, Zielinski JM, Alvanaja M, Catlan VS, Field RW, Klotz JB, Letourneau EG, Lynch CF, Lyon JL, Sandler DP, Schoenberg JB, Steck DJ, Stolwijk JA, Weinberg C, Wilcox HB. Residential Radon and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Combined Analysis of 7 North American Case-Control Studies. Epidemiology 16(2):137-145, 2005

5.       Krewski D, Lubin JH, Zielinski JM, Alvanaja M, Catlan VS, Field RW, Klotz JB, Letourneau EG, Lynch CF, Lyon JL, Sandler DP, Schoenberg JB, Steck DJ, Stolwijk JA, Weinberg C, Wilcox HB. A combined analysis of North American case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer: An update. Radiation Research 158(6):785-790; 2002.

6.       Steck DJ, Alavanja MCR, Field RW, Parkhurst MA, Bates DJ, Mahaffey JA. ²¹⁰Po implanted in glass surfaces by long term exposure to indoor radon. Health Phys 83:261-272; 2002.

7.       Field RW, Smith BJ, Steck DJ and Lynch CF. Residential Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer: Variation in Risk Estimates Using Alternative Exposure Scenarios. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology. 12:197-203; 2002

8.       Field RW, Steck  DJ, Smith, BJ, Brus CP., Neuberger JS., Fisher, EF, Platz CE, Robinson, RA, Woolson RF., Lynch CF. Residential Radon Gas Exposure and Lung Cancer: The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(11), 1091-1102; 2000 and;

a.        Field RW, Steck DJ, and Lynch CF RE: Residential Radon Gas Exposure and Lung Cancer: The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study, American Journal of Epidemiology 152(92): 895-896, 2000.

9.      Field RW, Steck DJ, Smith BJ, Brus CP, Neuberger JS, Fisher EF, and Lynch CF. The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study Phase I: Residential Radon Gas Exposure and Lung Cancer. The Science of the Total Environment 272(1-3); 67-72, 2001

10.     Field RW, Steck DJ, Parkhurst MA, Mahaffey MA, and Alavanja MCR. Intercomparison of retrospective radon detectors. Environmental Health Perspectives 107(11), 901-904; 1999

11.      Steck DJ and Field RW. The use of track registration detectors to reconstruct contemporary and historical airborne radon (222Rn) and radon progeny concentrations for a radon-lung cancer study” Radiation Measurements 31(1-6),401-406;1999

12.     Steck DJ, Field RW, and Lynch CF. Exposure to atmospheric radon”, Environmental Health Perspectives; 107 (2), 123-127; 1999

13.     Field RW, Lynch CF, Steck DJ, Smith BJ, Brus CP, Neuberger JS, Woolson RF,. Fisher EL, Platz CE, Robinson RA.  Iowa radon lung cancer study. Radiat. Res. 151, 101-103; 1999.

14.     Field RW, Lynch CF, Steck DJ, Fisher EL.  Dosimetry Quality Assurance: Iowa Residential Radon Lung Cancer Study. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 78(4): 295-303;1998

15.     Fisher EL, Field RW, Smith BJ, Lynch CF, Steck DJ, and Neuberger JS;  “Iowa radon lung cancer study: spatial variation of residential radon concentrations”, Health Physics 75(5):506-513;1998

16.     Field RW,  Smith BJ, Brus CP, Neuberger JS,  and Steck DJ. Retrospective temporal and spatial mobility of adult Iowa women.  Risk Analysis 18(5); 575-584, 1998.

17.     Fisher EL, Fuortes LJ, Ledloter J, Steck DJ, and Field RW. Temporal and spatial variation of waterborne point-of-use 222 radon in three water distribution systems., Health Physics 74(2):242-248; 1998

18.     Field RW, Steck DJ, Nueberger JS.   Accounting for random error in radon exposure assessment. Health Physics 73(1): 272-273; 1997

19.    Field RW, Steck DJ, Lynch CF, Brus CP, Nueberger JS, and Kross BC. Residential radon-222 exposure and lung cancer: exposure assessment methodology. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 6(2): 181-195; 1996

20.     Steck DJ, Baynes SA and Noack AP. Regional and local variation of indoor radon and radon source potential.  Environment International 22(S1) S729-S737; 1996

21.     Lively RS and Steck DJ. Long-term radon concentrations estimated from 210Po embedded in glass. Health Physics 64 (5): 485-490 (1993).

22.     Steck DJ. Spatial and temporal indoor radon variations.  Health Physics 62 (4): 351-355 (1992).

23.     Steck DJ. A comparison of EPA-screening measurements and annual 222Rn concentrations in statewide surveys.  Health Physics 58 (4): 523-530 (1990).

24.     Steck DJ. Variation of radon sources and indoor radon along the southwestern edge of the Canadian Shield.  Environment International 15: 271-279 (1989).

25.     Richards HT, Reidhauser S, Billen JH, Steck DJ, and Caskey G.  Narrow 0+ state in ²⁰Ne and 0 +6 and 0 +7 rotational bands.  Phys. Rev. C. 29, 2332 (1984).

26.     Steck DJ and Rioux F. An elementary derivation of the mass-energy equivalence.  Am. J. Phys 51, 461 (1983).

27.     Steck DJ. An experiment in discovery.  Phys. Teach.  18, 672, (1980).

28.     Steck DJ. The isospin forbidden and allowed reactions ¹⁶O(a,a ₀)²⁰Ne.  Phys. Rev. C. 17, 1034 (1978).

Proceedings (reviewed papers)

       Steck DJ. Residential Radon Risk Assessment: How well is it working in a high radon region? 2005 International Radon Symposium, San Diego CA. September 2005

29.   Steck DJ, Capistrant JA , Dumm JP, Patton EP. Indoor radon exposure uncertainties caused by temporal variation IRPA11, Madrid May 2004

30.   Steck DJ, The effects of different protocols on a radon-lung cancer epidemiologic study. Indoor Air 2002, Monterey CA June 2002

31.   Steck DJ, Berglund JA, Field RW. ²¹⁰Po Implanted in glass surfaces: calibration and improved performance for retrospective radon gas and radon progeny reconstruction. . Natural Radiation Environment VII, Rhodes Greece 2002

32.   Steck DJ. Dosimetric implications of environmental radon variations. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas: Radiation Dose and Health Effects, Munich Germany, September 2000

33.   Yassin SS and Steck DJ. A preliminary survey of radon and radon progeny concentrations throughout the Gaza Strip in Palestine. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on High Levels of Natural Radiation and Radon Areas: Radiation Dose and Health Effects, Munich Germany, September 2000

34.   Steck DJ and Yassin SS. Variation of atmospheric radon and radon progeny in central North America. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Rare Gas Geochemistry, Debrecen Hungary, September 1999

35.   Steck DJ and Field RW. The Iowa radon lung cancer study: contemporary and historical airborne radon (222Rn) and radon progeny concentrations. Proceedings of “Radon in the Living Environment”, Athens, Greece, April 1999   

36.   Field RW, Lynch CF, Steck DJ, Smith BJ, Brus CP, J.S. Neuberger, R.F.  Woolson, E.L. Fisher, C.E. Platz, R.A. Robinson,; Iowa radon lung cancer study. American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists, September 1998 Philadelphia, PA

37.   Field RW, Lynch CF, Steck DJ, Smith BJ, C.P. Brus, Neuberger JS, Woolson RF, Fisher EL, Platz CE, Robinson RA. Iowa radon lung cancer study. American Statistical Association Conference on Radiation and Health, 14-17 June 1998, San Diego, CA

38.   Steck DJ and Field RW. Outdoor radon in central North America. SPERA98: Environmental Radioactivity and its Application in Environmental Studies, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1998

39.   Steck DJ, Baynes SA and Noack AP. Regional and local variation of indoor radon and radon source potential. Sixth International Symposium on the Natural Radiation Environment, NRE -VI, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1995.

40.   Steck DJ. Year to year variation of indoor radon concentrations. Sixth International Symposium on the Natural Radiation Environment, NRE -VI, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1995.

41.   Steck DJ. Indoor radon prospecting techniques for homes in glacial till.  6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air '93, Helsinki, Finland, 1993.

42.   Steck DJ, Field RW, B.C.Kross, and K.A. Allnutt; Embedded surface radioactivity, radon, and radon progeny in domestic atmospheres. 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air '93, Helsinki, Finland, 1993 Vol 4. 485-490.

43.   Steck DJ and Bergmann MJ. Indoor radon and the radon potential of soils,*   1992 International Symposium on Radon and Radon Reduction Technology, Minneapolis, MN.  1992.

44.   Steck DJ and Lively RS.  Estimating long-term radon concentrations from surface-embedded ²¹⁰Po. Air & Waste Management Association, Kansas City, MO  1992.

45.   Lively RS and Steck DJ.  A site study of soil characteristics and soil gas radon. *    1991 International Symposium on Radon and Radon Reduction Technology Philadelphia, PA, 1991.

46.   Lively RS and Steck DJ. Current status as of glass a retrospective radon monitor,*  1991 International Symposium on Radon and Radon Reduction Technology Philadelphia, PA, 1991.

47.   Steck DJ Lively RS and E.P. Ney; "Epidemiological implications of spatial and temporal radon variations ", *Indoor Radon and Lung Cancer: Reality or Myth; Hanford Symposium on Health and the Environment, Richland, WA, 1990 889-904.

48.   Lively RS, Steck DJ and E.P. Ney. Glass as a long-term radon monitor-calibration and measurement.  Air & Waste Management Association Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 1990.

49.   Lively RS, E.P. Ney and Steck DJ.  Radon levels estimated from 210Pb on glass for exposures as long as several decades.*  Department of Energy Technical Exchange Meeting In Assessing Indoor Radon Health Research, Grand Junction, CO, 1989.

50.   Steck DJ. Radon and lung cancer in Minnesota. *   Department of Energy Technical Exchange Meeting on Assessing Indoor Radon Health Research, Grand Junction, CO, 1989.

51.   Steck DJ. Statewide radon surveys:  screening versus long-term measurements. *   In:  Proceedings of the EPA Symposium on Radon and Radon Reduction Technique, Denver, CO, 1988.