Published April 1986
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Journal article
Radon concentrations in rooms
Creators
- 1. Fachhochschule Koeln (Germany, F.R.). Fachbereich Versorgungstechnik
Description
Radon diffusing out of brick walls decays into lead via several radioactive interim products. The radioactive background was measured during the decay processes in ventilated, air conditioned, and unventilated rooms. A comparison showed that ventilation, with a measuring error of 1%, has no effect at all on the gamma background activity. (orig./PW)
Abstract (German)
Das aus dem Mauerwerk herausdiffundierende Radon zerfaellt ueber mehrere radioaktive Zwischenprodukte ins stabile Blei. Zu den dabei auftretenden Zerfallsereignissen wurde der radioaktive Gammauntergrund im beluefteten, klimatisierten und im unbeluefteten Raum verglichen. Der Vergleich ergab, dass die Belueftung mit einer Messgenauigkeit von 1% keinerlei Einfluss auf die Gammaaktivitaet des Untergrundes hat. (orig./PW)Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- Measuring the radioactive background in a closed, air-conditioned room
- Original title (German)
- Radonkonzentration in Innenraeumen
- Original subtitle (German)
- Messung des radioaktiven Untergrundes in einem geschlossenen und klimatisierten Raum.
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- HLH, Heiz., Lueft., Klimatech., Haustech.
- Journal Volume
- 37
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- HLH, Heiz., Lueft., Klimatech., Haustech.
- Journal Page Range
- 206-208
- ISSN
- 0017-9906
- CODEN
- HLHZA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 17077399
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; BACKGROUND RADIATION; BISMUTH 214; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; COUNTING RATES; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; GAMMA DETECTION; ISOTOPE RATIO; KEV RANGE; LEAD 214; MEV RANGE; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR DECAY; QUANTITY RATIO; RADON; RADON 222
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BISMUTH ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; DETECTION; ELEMENTS; ENERGY RANGE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LEAD ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POLLUTION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; RARE GASES