An experiment with depressurization tests as indicators of radon availability in 6 New Jersey houses

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6429513· OSTI ID:6429513

Gadgil, A J; Najita, J S; Revzan, K L; Harrison, J; Turk, B H; Fisk, W J

This note describes an analysis of data from short-term (2 hours to 6 days) monitoring of indoor radon concentrations and other related parameters in six New Jersey houses before and during application of depressurization with blower doors. We examine the data for consistency, and analyze them to assess the usefulness of this short term test for identifying houses that could expose their occupants to high levels of indoor radon. The analysis shows that the short term testing of houses with application of depressurization with blower doors may have the potential of being developed into a useful screening technique. However, the data from the present experiments do not conclusively demonstrate this potential. More careful experimental tests are needed for this purpose. Recommendations are made for improving future experiments. 10 refs., 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE; DOE/ER; EPA
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6429513
• Report Number(s): LBL-28690; ON: DE91004116
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540130* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540230 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR FLOW
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
BUILDINGS
DATA ANALYSIS
DEPRESSURIZATION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION II
FLOW MODELS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
GASES
HOUSES
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NEW JERSEY
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
RADON
RARE GASES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOILS
USA