Potable water as a source of airborne /sup 222/Rn in US dwellings: a review and assessment
Using a long-term-average, single-cell model and available data for U.S. housing, the concentration of /sup 222/Rn in indoor air due to the use of potable water is assessed. The ratio of the airborne /sup 222/Rn concentration to the concentration in water is represented by a lognormal distribution with geometric mean and geometric standard deviation of 0.65 X 10(-4) and 2.88, respectively, in fair agreement with the previously reported results of direct measurements of the ratio in 13 houses. By combining this result with data on /sup 222/Rn concentrations in U.S. water supplies, potable water is estimated to contribute an average of 24, 1.3, and 0.1 Bq m-3 to the airborne /sup 222/Rn concentration in residences served by private wells, public ground water, and surface water supplies, respectively.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Berkeley
- OSTI ID:
- 6599287
- Journal Information:
- Health Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Health Phys.; (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN HLTPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CONTAMINATION
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
POLLUTION
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADON 222
RADON ISOTOPES
WATER POLLUTION
WATER SUPPLY