Measurement and determination of radon source potential: A literature review

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:7269176

Tanner, A B

Radon source potential may be estimated for areas of a nation, state, county, housing development, or building lot. The critical characteristics of the soil are its radium concentration, emanation coefficient, permeability to gas, and diffusion coefficient for radon under typical conditions. This report summarizes and evaluates available information on radon potential mapping and site-specific characterization. More than 100 reports have been found that bear on radon potential mapping, and indicate fair to good agreement with indoor radon results where correlations have been possible.

• Research Organization: National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7269176
• Report Number(s): PB-94-165602/XAB; NISTIR-5399
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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