DOAJ Open Access 2022

Testing the Properties of Radon Barrier Materials and Home Ventilation to Mitigate Indoor Radon

Manuela Portaro Paola Tuccimei Gianfranco Galli Michele Soligo Cristina Longoni +1 lainnya

Abstrak

Indoor radon is the second cause of lung cancer. Mitigation strategies are based on (i) building protection with radon barrier materials, (ii) increasing home ventilation or (iii) room pressurization. A scale model room created with a porous ignimbrite rich in radon precursors was used as an analogue to test the indoor radon reduction ability of various radon barrier materials in a real room. The properties of these materials were tested with and without room pressurization by introducing outdoor air at different flow rates. The best materials reduced indoor radon up to 80% and, when the highest pressurization was applied, to 93%.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Meteorology. Climatology

Penulis (6)

Manuela Portaro

Paola Tuccimei

Gianfranco Galli

Michele Soligo

Cristina Longoni

Dino Vasquez

Format Sitasi

APA MLA BibTeX

Portaro, M., Tuccimei, P., Galli, G., Soligo, M., Longoni, C., Vasquez, D. (2022). Testing the Properties of Radon Barrier Materials and Home Ventilation to Mitigate Indoor Radon. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010015

Akses Cepat

PDF tidak tersedia langsung

Cek di sumber asli →

Lihat di Sumber doi.org/10.3390/atmos14010015

Informasi Jurnal

Tahun Terbit: 2022
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.3390/atmos14010015
Akses: Open Access ✓