Technical issues related to emission releases from subslab radon mitigation systems

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5367361

Sanchez, D C

This paper presents a preliminary review of the literature and an estimation of the range of dilutions that are possible for roof-top and elevated side-of-house emission releases. Operating characteristics of typical subslab systems are used with estimated diluations to assess possible emissions reentrainment and downwind effects on houses. Surveys of government and private sector radon-mitigation activities indicate that subslab radon-mitigation systems account for more than 50% of all installed systems. While ongoing mitigation research and demonstration projects show promise for optimizing system designs in the future, current practice relies on the installation of robust (effective oversized) systems. Such systems can remove large quantities of radon-laden soil gas from underneath and from around mitigated houses.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5367361
• Report Number(s): PB-89-221238/XAB; EPA--600/D-89/078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540130* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR CLEANING
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BUILDINGS
CLEANING
CONTROL
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HOUSES
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MITIGATION
NONMETALS
PERFORMANCE
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RADON
RARE GASES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SLABS
SOILS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
VELOCITY
WIND