Recommended foundation fill materials construction standard of the Florida Radon Research Program. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6013244

Rogers, V C; Nielson, K K

The report summarizes the technical basis for a recommended foundation fill materials standard for new construction houses in Florida. The radon-control construction standard was developed by the Florida Radon Research Program (FRRP). Fill material standards are formulated for: (1) natural foundation soils; (2) fill materials or layered natural soils; and (3) foundation backfill materials. Standards for building materials and testing procedures are also set forth. Soil standards are based on allowable entry rate of radon into a dwelling that is consistent with an indoor radon concentration of 2 pCi/L for many average dwelling condition. Radium concentrations for over 700 undisturbed Florida soils averaged 0.6 pCi/g and ranged from 0.1 to 2.9 pCi/g. Radon emanation coefficients range from 0.1 to 0.45 for most soils.

• Research Organization: Rogers and Associates Engineering Corp., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6013244
• Report Number(s): PB-92-105865/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB91-217372 and PB92-105626. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab., and Florida Dept. of Community Affairs, Tallahassee
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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