BPA radon field monitoring study
Description
To learn more about radon in homes, and in particular, to determine the concentrations and ranges of concentrations in typical Pacific Northwest residences, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) conducted a Radon Field Monitoring Study during the 1982-83 winter heating season. Approximately 290 Northwest homeowners received up to three small passive radon detectors with instructions for deployment within their homes. After two to three months of exposure the detectors were returned for processing and analysis. Radon concentrations and basic house information were obtained for 270 houses located in just over 100 different locations in the region. Results of the monitoring and statistical analyses completed on the data will be presented. Histograms will be shown indicating the ranges of concentrations in various spaces within a residence. Correlations between these concentrations and house characteristics and construction styles will also be presented. 11 figures
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Doing better: Setting an agenda for the second decade: Volume B, Proceedings from the panel on new and existing single-family residences
- Journal Page Range
- p. B.283-B.298.
- Report number
- DOE/CE/27460--T16
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 18085116
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR POLLUTION; HOUSES; MEASURING METHODS; QUANTITY RATIO; RADON; URBAN AREAS; USA
- Descriptors DEC
- BUILDINGS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; NORTH AMERICA; POLLUTION; RARE GASES