Medidas de radón en espacios de trabajo subterráneos del Campus de la Universidad de Alicante

Study of Radon concentrations in a single-family home and their relationship with the ventilation system

“…The standard deviation of the data obtained were: basement, 56.32 Bq/m 3 ; ground floor, 12.31 Bq/m 3 and upper floor, 19.59 Bq/m 3 . These values lie within the ranges obtained by other authors (Frutos et al, 2018;Frutos et al, 2011;Martín et al, 2012;Piedecausa & Frutos, 2018;Piedecausa, 2013;Quindós et al,1995;Ruano et al, 2018) When the basement of the house was not ventilated, the average concentration recorded did not surpass the value of 300 Bq/m 3 established in Directive 2013/59 EURATOM and Instruction I-33, which calls for the adoption of corrective measures in workplaces or public rooms containing such concentrations of Radon; yet 37.5% of our individual basement measurements without ventilation were over this limit. The basement exceeds the maximum value of 100 Bq/m 3 set by the WHO throughout the period of study.…”

“…The basement exceeds the maximum value of 100 Bq/m 3 set by the WHO throughout the period of study. Yet in general, the average values obtained on the ground floor and the upper floor are below this limit, and also within range of values obtained in similar investigations (Frutos et al, 2018;Frutos et al, 2011;Martín et al, 2012;Piedecausa & Frutos, 2018;Piedecausa, 2013;Quindós et al,1995;Ruano et al, 2018).…”

“…One of the first studies of Radon concentrations in homes involved 228 random measurements from western Spain, and indicated that 39% of the dwellings presented values above 150 Bq/m 3 on average (Quindós et al, 1995). Studies carried out in Madrid (Sainz et al, 2009), Galicia (Barros et al, 2007) and Alicante (Piedecausa & Frutos, 2018;Piedecausa, 2013) all obtained values above the guideline values established by the European Union (CEU, 2014). In the case of Galicia, measurements taken in 983 homes showed that 21.3% had values above 148 Bq/m 3 and 12% exceeded 200 Bq/m 3 (Barros et al, 2007).…”

“…Once inside, its presence goes undetected, owing to its inert, colorless, tasteless and odorless character (Lamonaca et al, 2014). Given that nowadays people remain inside buildings some 75%-90% of the time (Piedecausa, 2013), and that Radon gas is found throughout the crust of the earth, international interest in this topic is growing. The foremost objectives are to obtain measurements and create systems that may be implemented to control the adverse effects of Radon on people's health.…”

Estudio del confort térmico en las aulas de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación de la Universidad de Granada = Study of thermal comfort in the classrooms of the Technical School of Building Engineering of the University of Granada

“…El estudio de las condiciones de confort ambiental en el interior de los edificios viene desarrollándose desde hace algunas décadas y ha ido evolucionando a lo largo del tiempo. El progresivo desarrollo de este tipo de estudios e investigaciones se encuentra justificado por el aumento del tiempo de permanencia de las personas en el interior de los edificios que rondan valores de entre el 75-90% de nuestro A. Anguita, J. Arco, D. Hidalgo tiempo (Piedecausa 2013). La posibilidad de ajustar las condiciones de confort ambiental al máximo no solo mejora la calidad de vida de las personas, sino que puede constituir un pilar fundamental tanto en el control del gasto energético como en el control de las emisiones a la atmosfera, disminuyendo, por tanto, el efecto conocido como cambio climático.…”