The path from geology to indoor radon

被引：23

作者：

Florică Ş. ^{[1
,2
]}

Burghele B.-D. ^{[1
]}

Bican-Brişan N. ^{[1
]}

Begy R. ^{[1
,3
]}

Codrea V. ^{[2
]}

Cucoş A. ^{[1
]}

Catalina T. ^{[1
,4
]}

Dicu T. ^{[1
]}

Dobrei G. ^{[1
]}

Istrate A. ^{[1
,4
]}

Lupulescu A. ^{[1
]}

Moldovan M. ^{[1
]}

Niţă D. ^{[1
]}

Papp B. ^{[1
]}

Pap I. ^{[1
]}

Szacsvai K. ^{[1
]}

Ţenter A. ^{[1
]}

Sferle T. ^{[1
]}

Sainz C. ^{[1
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

[2] Department of Geology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

[3] Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Science, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

[4] Faculty of Engineering Installations, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Bucharest

[5] Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander

来源：

Environmental Geochemistry and Health | 2020年 / 42卷 / 09期

关键词：

Energy-efficient; Geology; Indoor air quality; Radon;

D O I：

10.1007/s10653-019-00496-z

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摘要：

It is generally accepted that radon emission is strongly influenced by the geological characteristics of the bedrock. However, transport in-soil and entry paths indoors are defined by other factors such as permeability, building and architectural features, ventilation, occupation patterns, etc. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the contribution of each parameter, from natural to man-made, on the radon accumulation indoors and to assess potential patterns, based on 100 case studies in Romania. The study pointed out that the geological foundation can provide a reasonable explanation for the majority of the values recorded in both soil and indoor air. Results also showed that older houses, built with earth-based materials, are highly permeable to soil radon. Energy-efficient houses, on the other hand, have a tendency to disregard the radon potential of the geological foundation, causing a higher predisposition to radon accumulation indoors and decreasing the general indoor air quality. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.

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页码：2655 / 2665

页数：10

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