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Simultaneous Long-term VOC and Radon Concentration Measurements: What Do They Tell us About Seasonal and Short-Term Temporal Variability of Vapor Intrusion?
Citation:
Lutes, C., V. Boyd, B. Cosky, B. Thompson, L. Levy, R. Truesdale, C. Holton, J. Zimmerman, A. Williams, AND B. Schumacher. Simultaneous Long-term VOC and Radon Concentration Measurements: What Do They Tell us About Seasonal and Short-Term Temporal Variability of Vapor Intrusion? 2021 International Radon and Vapor Intrusion Symposium, Bethesda, MD, October 11 - 13, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
Presentation at the 2021 International Radon and Vaport Instrusion Symposium.
Description:
It has been hypothesized that radon can provide a cost-effective, natural tracer of VOC vapor intrusion into structures where both radon and VOCs originate from the same well-mixed subslab zone. We seek to understand under what conditions radon will provide a useful guide to VOC sampling targeted to catch the reasonable worst case concentrations. Review several vapor intrusion studies documenting the continuous monitoring of volatile organic compound (VOC) and radon concentrations in the same indoor zone. hese studies cover monitoring periods of up to several years, with time resolutions ranging from three hours to one week and include measurements of meteorological parameters.
