Survey of radon concentrations in Dutch dwellings

Put L W., de Meijer R J.
air quality, background radiation, house, measurement technique, radioactive, radon, radon daughter, pollutant
Year:
1984
Bibliographic info:
Indoor Air, Vol.2, Radon, Passive Smoking, Particulates and Housing Epidemiology edited by B.Berglund, T.Lindvall, J.Sundell. Swedish Council for Building Research, Stockholm, 1984. 49-54, 2 figs, 1 tab, 4 refs. #DATE 00:00:1984 in English AIC bk,

Radon concentrations were measured in about 1000 Dutch dwellings and at 200 outside locations using passive monitors. A median concentration of 24 Bq/m3 was found for the dwellings with a highest value of 190 Bq/m3. Seasonal effects were found to be small. Correlations were observed between median radon concentrations and construction parameters including ventilation rate. The concentrations outside show an unexpected dependence on the location. Comparison with previous grab-sampling data on radon-daughter concentrations reveals an average equilibrium factor of 0.3.

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