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RAETRAD-F: VERSION 1.1 USER'S GUIDE FOR ANALYZING SITE-SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL RADON POTENTIAL CATEGORY FOR FLORIDA HOUSES
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Rogers, V., K. Nielson, V. C. Rogers, AND R. Holt. RAETRAD-F: VERSION 1.1 USER'S GUIDE FOR ANALYZING SITE-SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL RADON POTENTIAL CATEGORY FOR FLORIDA HOUSES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-96/126 (NTIS PB97-115364), 1996.
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The document describes RAETRAD-F (RAdon Emanation and TRAnsport into Dwellings--Florida), a computer code that provides a simple way to analyze site-specific soil measurements to estimate upper-limit indoor radon concentrations in a reference house on a site. The code uses data from measured soil radium profiles, soil density and texture properties, water table depths, and soil radon concentrations to estimate potential indoor radon concentrations. It also identifies the site's radon potential category for use in lieu of its radon protection map designation. The guide describes the installation and use of the RAETRAD-F computer program, including the background and purpose for which RAETRAD was developed. It also describes the RAETRAD algorithm, RAETRAD-F's operating environment, and installation procedures. It gives a step by step description of each question posed by RAETRAD along with appropriate responses. It describes the output printed and stored by RAETRAD-F, and presents several sample problems to help illustrate different options and determine proper function of the software. The different site characteristics to model sample cases and the analysis results are also described. Separate reports discuss site-specific test protocols and the mathematical development of RAETRAD theory.