The Results of Measuring and Modelling Soil-Indoors Radon Transportation
Donatas Butkus (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)
Abstract
The article presents the entry of radon gas into premises and introduces the parameters accelerating and slowing this process. The paper determines the dependence of radon gas entering the premises on ambient temperature and humidity changes. It is noted that a growth in differences under ambient and indoor temperature increases indoor radon concentrations in the air due to an increase in the intensity of radon exhalation from soil. Also, an increase in the moisture content indoors decreases the volumetric activity of radon in the air. The simulated values of radon volumetric activity in ambient air were similar to those measured using radon monitoring device RTM2200. Radon concentration in the air of the first floor was higher than that in the second floor. Indoor radon concentrations were highest in the winter and lowest in summer season.
Article in Lithuanian
Keyword(s): radon; volumetric activity; ambient temperature; difference in temperatures; modelling
DOI: 10.3846/mla.2013.62
Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos Ateitis ISSN 2029-2341, eISSN 2029-2252
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