Building material radon emanation and exhalation rate: Need of a shared measurement protocol from the european database analysis.
Journal
Journal of environmental radioactivity
ISSN: 1879-1700
Titre abrégé: J Environ Radioact
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508119
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
12
05
2020
revised:
23
09
2020
accepted:
23
09
2020
pubmed:
6
10
2020
medline:
28
1
2021
entrez:
5
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this paper the authors present a collection of radon emanation and exhalation rate data of about 2000 samples of building materials used in Europe. The data analysis highlighted some critical issues, such as the use of different units to express radon exhalation rate, the use of different measurement techniques and the general lack of information about density and thickness of samples. In many cases these differences of type and amount of information make difficult a reliable comparison of the obtained data. In the light of these considerations, the need arises to start, at both national and European level, a research activity aimed to develop a shared protocol for measuring the radon exhalation rate based on widely used and reliable measurement techniques. At European level, this protocol could support in forthcoming EU Member States national radon action plans, to take into account the contribution of building materials to the indoor radon concentrations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33017779
pii: S0265-931X(20)30369-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106438
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Air Pollutants, Radioactive
0
Radon
Q74S4N8N1G
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
106438Informations de copyright
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