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Title: Building Assessment of Radon Reduction Interventions with Energy Retrofits Expansion (The BEX Study): Final Report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1767865· OSTI ID:1767865
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  1. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
  2. National Center for Healthy Housing, Columbia, MD (United States)
  3. Tohn Environmental Strategies, Wayland, MA (United States)

This report presents the findings from a study that was performed to assess whether current precautionary measures used by the US Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) are effective for preventing indoor radon increases following weatherization. The study results show that current practices have produced substantial benefit compared to previous practices, and that there are no statistically significant changes in indoor radon levels on the lowest living levels with these practices following weatherization.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1767865
Report Number(s):
ORNL/TM-2020/1769; TRN: US2215202
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English