Study of areas of spain with high indoor radon

Quindós, Luis; Fernández, Pedro; Soto, Jesús

doi:10.1016/1350-4487(94)00108-d

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“…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.…”

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“…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).…”

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“…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).…”

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

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García

Díaz

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In the last decade he has caused himself an increase of the education of the interior ambient conditions of the buildings caused by the appearing of numerous scientific reports that they relate them to serious diseases. Between these, the education of concentration of radon branded like carcinogen wilfully publicise one. The present article parses the concentrations of this gas that have taken place in a single-family housing and as the ventilation system in work has influence upon her. For it, two samples in three outbuildings of the house have been taken, (car park, dining room and bedroom). The first unaccomplished sample the ventilation of the spaces and the second with ventilation. The obtained peak concentrations when the ventilation system does not find itself in operation evidence values from among 391 and 94 Bq/ m3 coming right across over the doorsteps established in the standard 2013/59 EURATOM. On the contrary, the peak concentrations of radon decrease to values from among 71 and 29 Bq/ m3 interveningventilation. In this sense, it is confirmed that the ventilation system in work is determining to decrease the concentration of the gas in the analysed sojourns getting an average efficacy from the 62 %.

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“…In the Spanish context, the danger that high radon concentrations inside inhabited spaces can mean for health has called the attention both of the scientific community and of the general public through global research initiatives focused on conventional dwellings (Quindos, Fernandez, & Soto, 1995), in-depth reports about specific areas of Madrid (Sainz et al, 2009), Galicia (Barros-Dios, Ruano-Ravina, Gastelu-Iturri, & Figueiras, 2007) or Salamanca (Frutos, 2009), and studies referring to excavated dwellings in the Levante [Eastern Spain] area which are used as first residences (Piedecausa García, 2012).…”

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Radon concentrations in cave houses of Crevillente. A study about typological factors and proposals for remedial actions based on ventilation techniques

Piedecausa-García¹,

Vázquez²

2018

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The present paper analyses the influence of typological factors on radon gas concentration in the cave houses of Crevillente (Alicante province, Spain). Despite their location in an area included in the lowest category of potential exposure to radon (according to the Marna Project), a radon accumulation exceeding the recommended values is obtained; room depth emerges as a parameter which increases the concentration found; small differences are also detected between interior and exterior temperatures (3°C), thus moving away from the usual comfort parameters and making it necessary to use additional airconditioning systems so that these rooms can be habitable. Furthermore, the study of infiltrations reveals that the number of renovations/hour needed to reduce the existing radon concentration to 300 Bq/m 3 is feasible even starting from very high initial conditions; however, the most restrictive recommendations (100 Bq/m 3) are unlikely to be reached, since they imply over 13 renovations/hour of the whole dwelling volume even starting from relatively low concentrations.

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“…Por otra parte, con el fin de conocer la influencia de este gas en nuestras edificaciones, también se han estudiado concentraciones de radón en viviendas de distintos puntos de la geografía española (20) …”

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Study of areas of spain with high indoor radon

Cited by 11 publications

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

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

Radon concentrations in cave houses of Crevillente. A study about typological factors and proposals for remedial actions based on ventilation techniques

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

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