Main Title |
Feasibility of characterizing concealed openings in the house-soil interface for modeling radon gas entry / |
Author |
Nielson, K. K. ;
Rogers, V. C.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Rogers and Associates Engineering Corp., Salt Lake City, UT. ;Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development.;Florida Dept. of Community Affairs, Tallahassee. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory, |
Year Published |
1995 |
Report Number |
EPA 600/R-95/020 |
Stock Number |
PB95-178414 |
Subjects |
Radon--Measurement--Mathematical models
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Additional Subjects |
Radon ;
Radionuclide migration ;
Soil structure interactions ;
Permeability ;
Cracks ;
Porosity ;
Leakage ;
Air infiltration ;
Foundations(Structures) ;
Soil gases ;
Radioecological concentration ;
Indoor air pollution ;
Mathematical models
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB95-178414 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
1 volume |
Abstract |
The report examines the feasibility of characterizing the total effective size of openings in the house-soil interface that permit indoor radon entry. Sensitivity analyses conducted with a lumped-parameter model (based on the detailed RAETRAD model for radon entry) demonstrate a characteristic pattern of increasing indoor radon concentrations with increasingly negative indoor air pressures. With sensitivity analyses, the lumped-parameter model indicates that the dominant parameters affecting indoor radon levels are the size of the foundation openings, the pressure-driven radon entry velocity, and the ventilation parameters for the house superstructure. By rearranging the lumped-parameter model, measured indoor radon levels can be grouped with measured sub-slab radon levels and house ventilation parameters to express radon entry rates as a linear function of indoor air pressure. |
Notes |
Microfiche. |
Place Published |
Research Triangle Park, NC : |
Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. and Florida Dept. of Community Affairs, Tallahassee. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory. |
PUB Date Free Form |
{1995} |
NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20030722180702 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
00960nam 2200241Ka 45020 |