PERMEABILITY OF CAULKING COMPOUNDS TO 222RN

被引:5
作者
FLEISCHER, RL
机构
[1] General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, NY
来源
HEALTH PHYSICS | 1992年 / 62卷 / 01期
关键词
222RN; ATTENUATION; RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL;
D O I
10.1097/00004032-199201000-00013
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Caulking compounds have been tested as Rn-222 barriers. Of these, the most effective is GE acrylic Latex Silicone Caulk, 0.2 cm of which attenuates Rn-222 by 98% to 99.9%. The same thickness of two commercial Rn-222 barriers attenuates radon by 75% to 90%. Permeabilities range from 0.3 to 140 x 10(-8) cm2 s-1.
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页码:91 / 95
页数:5
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