Radon leaks out of rocks and because it is a gas, mixes with the air we breathe. The higher its concentration the more radioactivity we are exposed to. Radon concentration is quite erratic: one house may be filled with radon while the neighbouring houses have no detectable radon levels. Since radon comes mainly from rocks, its concentration is correlated with soil composition, water occurrence and, more generally, geology. Knowing how much radon we breathe at home is thus important for our healthw1. The ‘Radon school survey’ (RSS) projectw2, w3 involves highschool students measuring radon concentration in their own homes.
The ‘Radon school survey’: measuring radioactivity at home
BUDINICH, MARCO;
2010-01-01
Abstract
Radon leaks out of rocks and because it is a gas, mixes with the air we breathe. The higher its concentration the more radioactivity we are exposed to. Radon concentration is quite erratic: one house may be filled with radon while the neighbouring houses have no detectable radon levels. Since radon comes mainly from rocks, its concentration is correlated with soil composition, water occurrence and, more generally, geology. Knowing how much radon we breathe at home is thus important for our healthw1. The ‘Radon school survey’ (RSS) projectw2, w3 involves highschool students measuring radon concentration in their own homes.File in questo prodotto:
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