Control of radon in houses

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5425251

This report, drafted by NCRP Scientific Committee 82 on Control of Radon in Houses, evaluates the techniques available to reduce radon and radon decay product concentrations. It is intended that this report would be useful to home owners, to individuals involved in marketing services to reduce radon and radon decay products in houses, and to the scientific community interested in control techniques for radon and radon decay products. Sections 1 and 2 of the report provide background information on the public health significance of indoor radon and on the sources and behavior of this radionuclide and its airborne decay products inside houses. The reader desiring information primarily on the control of radon may prefer to shift to Section 3 immediately after reading the Introduction. Included in Section 6 of the report are tables comparing the removal effectiveness and estimated costs of various control techniques, and a glossary of terms used in the report is provided.

• Research Organization: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5425251
• Report Number(s): NCRP-103
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BUILDINGS
COLLOIDS
DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISPERSIONS
DRINKING WATER
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HEAVY NUCLEI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPES
MITIGATION
NUCLEI
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERMEABILITY
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SEALS
SOILS
SOLS
VENTILATION
WATER
WEATHERIZATION