Radon diagnostics for schools. Report for January 1988-April 1990
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6447805
The paper discusses a systematic approach to conducting radon diagnostics in schools. It provides those with radon mitigation experience in houses with an understanding of the major differences between schools and houses and how these differences influence radon diagnostics in schools. The diagnostic procedures and measurements discussed include: a review of all radon screening and confirmatory measurements; a review of all available building specifications and drawings such as structural, mechanical, and electrical; a building investigation to assess potential radon entry routes and to confirm and supplement information cited in the building plans; an analysis of the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system and its influence on pressure differentials and radon levels; and, most importantly for schools considering installation of a subslab depressurization system, the recommended approaches for measuring subslab pressure field extension. Radon diagnostic protocols for schools need to be more extensive than those applied in houses since schools are typically much larger than houses and often have complex structural details and HVAC systems.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6447805
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-262825/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/105
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540130* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AC SYSTEMS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BUILDINGS
CONTROL
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FIELD TESTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HVAC SYSTEMS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MASS TRANSFER
MONITORING
NONMETALS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER SYSTEMS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RADON
RARE GASES
RECOMMENDATIONS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
TESTING
VENTILATION
540130* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AC SYSTEMS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BUILDINGS
CONTROL
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FIELD TESTS
FLUIDS
GASES
HVAC SYSTEMS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MASS TRANSFER
MONITORING
NONMETALS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER SYSTEMS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
RADON
RARE GASES
RECOMMENDATIONS
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
TESTING
VENTILATION