An Assessment of In SituRadon Exhalation Measurements, and the Relation Between Free and Bound Exhalation Rates

F.J. Aldenkamp; R.J. de Meijer; L.W. Put; P. Stoop

doi:10.1093/rpd/45.1-4.449

An Assessment of In SituRadon Exhalation Measurements, and the Relation Between Free and Bound Exhalation Rates

F.J. Aldenkamp^*
, R.J. de Meijer
, L.W. Put
, P. Stoop

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

By solving the diffusion equation for the axial-symmetric geometry of in situ radon exhalation measurements, the effect of the presence of the measuring device on the exhalation rate was determined. From analyses of the calculated growth curves of the radon concentration in the device it turned out that exhalation rates deduced from measurements underestimate the 'free' exhalation rate by at most a factor of 2. Analyses of a few measurements showed that erroneous results can be avoided by analysing the full growth curves.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-453
Number of pages	5
Journal	Radiation protection dosimetry
Volume	45
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/45.1-4.449
Publication status	Published - 1992
Event	5TH INTERNATIONAL SYMP ON THE NATURAL RADIATION ENVIRONMENT ( NRE 5 ) - , Austria Duration: 22-Sept-1991 → 28-Sept-1991

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