Study of the atmospheric chemistry of radon progeny in laboratory and real indoor atmospheres

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5615977

Hopke, P K

This report covers the three quarters of the year immediately following the completion of the two previous grants to Clarkson University. The chemical and physical behavior of the {sup 218}Po atom immediately following its formation by the alpha decay of radon must be understood if the exposure to radon progeny is to be fully assessed. In order to pursue this general goal, two areas of radon progeny behavior are being pursued; laboratory studies under controlled conditions to better understand the fundamental physical and chemical processes that affect the progeny's atmospheric behavior and studies in actual indoor environments to develop a better assessment of the exposure of the occupants of that space to the size and concentration of the indoor radioactive aerosol. Thus, two sets of specific goals have been established for this project. This report describes the recent progress toward achieving these objectives. 37 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-90ER61029
• OSTI ID: 5615977
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/61029-T1; ON: DE91015070
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BUILDINGS
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DAUGHTER PRODUCTS
DECOMPOSITION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DOSES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FLUIDS
GASES
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INHALATION
INTAKE
ISOTOPES
LABORATORIES
LEAD 210
LEAD ISOTOPES
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NONMETALS
NUCLEI
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
POLONIUM 218
POLONIUM ISOTOPES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLYSIS
RADON
RARE GASES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES