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The effect of home construction on indoor radon in Virginia and Maryland
AbstractThe levels of indoor radon in approximately 500 homes located in two contiguous counties of northern Virginia and southern Maryland have been measured during four consecutive, three month seasonal intervals using alpha-track detectors. These two counties represent an area of about 700 square miles. Results from the winter period show that the indoor radon levels were about twice as high as anticipated. In some areas, more than 50% of the homes had winter indoor radon levels above 4 pCi/liter, the EPA's recommended action level. For the spring and fall periods, indoor radon levels showed a considerable drop with approximately 35% of the homes above 4 pCi/L. Summer values were even lower with approximately 25% of the homes above 4 pCi/L. Indoor radon can be related to the weather, but home construction demonstrably determines indoor radon levels.
The effect of home construction on indoor radon in Virginia and Maryland
AbstractThe levels of indoor radon in approximately 500 homes located in two contiguous counties of northern Virginia and southern Maryland have been measured during four consecutive, three month seasonal intervals using alpha-track detectors. These two counties represent an area of about 700 square miles. Results from the winter period show that the indoor radon levels were about twice as high as anticipated. In some areas, more than 50% of the homes had winter indoor radon levels above 4 pCi/liter, the EPA's recommended action level. For the spring and fall periods, indoor radon levels showed a considerable drop with approximately 35% of the homes above 4 pCi/L. Summer values were even lower with approximately 25% of the homes above 4 pCi/L. Indoor radon can be related to the weather, but home construction demonstrably determines indoor radon levels.
The effect of home construction on indoor radon in Virginia and Maryland
Mushrush, George W. (author) / Mose, Douglas G. (author)
Environmental International ; 14 ; 395-402
1988-12-20
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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