results in terms of radon and thoron emissions, travertine and plaster were found to be the most appropriate and inappropriate covering for walls, respectively. furthermore, granite and travertine were discovered to be inappropriate materials for flooring, while plastic floor covering was found suitable. natural ventilation performed better for radon, while artificial ventilation worked better ...

We measured radon (222Rn) concentrations in Iowa and Minnesota and found that unusually high annual average radon concentrations occur outdoors in portions of central North America. In some areas, outdoor concentrations exceed the national average indoor radon concentration. The general spatial patterns of outdoor radon and indoor radon are similar to the spatial distribution of radon progeny i...

background: while in the open air the amount of radon gas is very small and does not pose a health risk, in confined spaces, radon can accumulate to relatively high levels and become a health hazard. exposure to high levels of radon has been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, depending on the time length of exposure. radon level in dwelling of shiraz with 1,200,000 populations ha...

Two calibrated Radon Scout continuous radon monitors were installed in the basement of a typical single family home in Frederick, MD, USA, in accordance with the USEPA deployment protocols. These units were set to collect and average radon concentrations over three hour intervals. In addition to logging the average radon concentrations, the basement temperature, humidity, and barometric pressur...

A method measuring vertical upwards total radon soilgas flow from the ground through building sites before construction is investigated as a predictor for the radon concentration inside a home after construction. The theory for this radon risk evaluation (RRE) is derived and simple analytical and more realistic numerical examples are given. Data obtained from short term radon tests inside homes...

Background: Radon and its daughters are amongst the most important sources of natural exposure in the world. Soil is one of the significant sources of radon/thoron due to both radium and thorium so that the emanated thoron from it may cause increased uncertainties in radon measurements. Recently, a diffusion chamber has been designed and optimized for passive discriminative measurements of rado...

Lung cancer has high mortality and incidence rates. The leading causes of lung cancer are smoking and radon exposure. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has categorized radon as a carcinogenic substance causing lung cancer. Radon is a natural, radioactive substance; it is an inert gas that mainly exists in soil or rock. The gas decays into radioactive particles called radon progeny tha...

The relative potential for elevated residential indoor radon has been mapped for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Using published geologic maps and soil permeability information, the study area was divided into geologic and soil permeability (geoperm) units. Evaluation of the data showed a relationship between residential basement indoor radon concentrations and geopenn units. Mean indoor ra...

background: radon and its daughters are amongst the most important sources of natural exposure in the world. soil is one of the significant sources of radon/thoron due to both radium and thorium so that the emanated thoron from it may cause increased uncertainties in radon measurements. recently, a diffusion chamber has been designed and optimized for passive discriminative measurements of rado...