Building HVAC/foundation diagnostics for radon mitigation in schools: Part 2. Technical session T-20

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6557094

Leovic, K W; Harris, D B; Craig, A B; Clarkin, M; Turner, W A

The paper discusses a case study of radon diagnostics and mitigation procedures performed in a school researched by the U.S. EPA in New York State. It discusses building construction details, radon diagnostic measurements, mitigation system details, and post-mitigation radon levels. Elevated radon levels have been identified in school buildings throughout the U.S. and, as a result, the EPA has been researching radon reduction techniques for schools since early 1988. Initial research has addressed subslab depressurization, a successful radon reduction technique for many houses. Radon levels in schools can be influenced by the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system's effect on the pressure relationship of the building envelope. As a result, HVAC strategies for radon control have been used successfully in some schools.

• Research Organization: Camroden Associates, Rome, NY (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6557094
• Report Number(s): PB-90-262965/XAB; CNN: PR 0D0300NASA; PR 0D05010NALX
• 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
DEPRESSURIZATION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
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
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
VENTILATION