Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings
In this work, the factors that influence indoor radon (Rn) level and most usual methods to prevent or mitigate Rn are presented and discussed, according to their way of action. The findings show that it is possible to select the most appropriate and effective solutions for each situation, even in ca...
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| description | In this work, the factors that influence indoor radon (Rn) level and most usual methods to prevent or mitigate Rn are presented and discussed, according to their way of action. The findings show that it is possible to select the most appropriate and effective solutions for each situation, even in cases where there is a high risk of Rn concentration, by combining these methods to increase overall efficiency. Finally, most relevant strategic recommendations are presented to guarantee the success of Rn protection measures, to reduce problems associated with Rn. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04969aa7711d43149f6a1a7805e536822024-04-08T07:35:47ZengDe GruyterOpen Engineering2391-54392024-04-01141p. 946510.1515/eng-2022-0573Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildingsReal Luís Pimentel0Linares-Alemparte Pilar1Poças Ana Reis2Viegas João Godinho3National Laboratory of Civil Engineering – LNEC, Buildings Department, Lisboa, PortugalInstituto de las ciencias de la construcción Eduardo Torroja – CSIC, Quality in Construction Technical Unit, Madrid, SpainNational Laboratory of Civil Engineering – LNEC, Buildings Department, Lisboa, PortugalNational Laboratory of Civil Engineering – LNEC, Scientific Instrumentation Centre, Lisboa, PortugalIn this work, the factors that influence indoor radon (Rn) level and most usual methods to prevent or mitigate Rn are presented and discussed, according to their way of action. The findings show that it is possible to select the most appropriate and effective solutions for each situation, even in cases where there is a high risk of Rn concentration, by combining these methods to increase overall efficiency. Finally, most relevant strategic recommendations are presented to guarantee the success of Rn protection measures, to reduce problems associated with Rn.https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0573radonbuildingsremediationpreventionventilationdepressurizationsealing |
| spellingShingle | Real Luís Pimentel Linares-Alemparte Pilar Poças Ana Reis Viegas João Godinho Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings Open Engineering radon buildings remediation prevention ventilation depressurization sealing |
| title | Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| title_full | Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| title_fullStr | Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| title_short | Techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| title_sort | techniques to mitigate the admission of radon inside buildings |
| topic | radon buildings remediation prevention ventilation depressurization sealing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/eng-2022-0573 |
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