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Cechak, T.; Fronka, A.; Moucka, L.
Proceedings of the 4th European conference on protection against radon at home and at work. Conference programme and session presentations2004
Proceedings of the 4th European conference on protection against radon at home and at work. Conference programme and session presentations2004
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[en] In the current approach to the radon issue, the radon risk for people living in a building is estimated based on the average indoor radon concentration. Short-term measurements as usually applied fail to reflect the wide range of radon variations arising from ventilation, radon supply and, in particular, human activities in the building. For this reason, efforts are made to find a new approach to the assessment of the quality of a building as a radon barrier, independent of the weather conditions and residential habits. A simple model of radon volume activity entering the building at a constant rate and simultaneously ventilated at a constant rate is applicable to this task. The rate of radon ingress can be regarded as a parameter making it possible to quantify the leakage of structures provided the barrier against the radon in a soil gas. The ventilation rate, on the other hand, characterizes the leakage of the whole building envelope at a given outdoor/indoor pressure difference. A unique measuring technique called the blower door exists whereby a defined pressure difference between the indoor and outdoor atmosphere can be established. Under such conditions both the ventilation rate and the rate of radon ingress can be measured and expressed as a function of the pressure difference. An analysis of the model of a room with a constant ventilation and constant radon supply is presented and the relationship between radon supply and ventilation rate can be assumed. Some experimental results show how the model can be utilized. The real indoor-outdoor air pressure differences, the indoor-soil air pressure differences, and some effects of different ventilation regimes are given. Other experiments, which have been done by using the blower door method, illustrate the possible effects and some restrictions for a routine application are discussed
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Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic); Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague (Czech Republic); Czech Society for Radiation Protection, Prague (Czech Republic); National Radiation Protection Institute, Prague (Czech Republic); Belgian Association for Radiation Protection, Brussels (Belgium); Liege University, Liege (Belgium); [377 p.]; 2004; p. 309-312; 4. European conference on protection against radon at home and at work; Prague (Czech Republic); 28 Jun - 2 Jul 2004; Presented within session 5, 'Preventive measures and techniques'. 4 figs.
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