A study of factors affecting indoor radon properties.

Abstract:

:The factors affecting indoor radon properties in Hong Kong have been studied, including the radon concentration, the total potential alpha energy concentration of radon progeny, the equilibrium factor, and the fraction of unattached radon progeny. These factors fall into three categories, namely, (1) the building characteristics, including cooling method, age of the buildings, wall coverings and floor coverings; (2) the location of sites, including nearby environments, geological materials of the area, and the elevation of the sites; and (3) the meteorological parameters, including rainfall, relative humidity, pressure, temperature, and wind speeds. For category (1), only the ventilation is found to affect the indoor radon properties. For category (2), only the nearby environments have effects. For category (3), the rainfall and temperature are found to have significant effects.

journal_name

Health Phys

journal_title

Health physics

authors

Yu KN,Young EC,Li KC

doi

10.1097/00004032-199608000-00008

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-08-01 00:00:00

pages

179-84

issue

2

eissn

0017-9078

issn

1538-5159

journal_volume

71

pub_type

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