Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions
A comparison of low-cost radon monitors was conducted at the Laboratory of Natural Radiation (LNR). The monitors we evaluated were EcoQube, RadonEye, RadonEye Plus2, Spirit, ViewPlus, ViewRadon and WavePlus. An AlphaGUARD monitor calibrated at the Laboratory of Environmental Radioactivity of the Uni...
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| author | Daniel Rábago Enrique Fernández Santiago Celaya Ismael Fuente Alicia Fernández Jorge Quindós Raúl Rodriguez Luis Quindós Carlos Sainz |
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| description | A comparison of low-cost radon monitors was conducted at the Laboratory of Natural Radiation (LNR). The monitors we evaluated were EcoQube, RadonEye, RadonEye Plus2, Spirit, ViewPlus, ViewRadon and WavePlus. An AlphaGUARD monitor calibrated at the Laboratory of Environmental Radioactivity of the University of Cantabria (LaRUC), accredited for testing and calibration according to ISO/IEC 17025, provided the reference value of radon concentration. The temporal stability of the monitors was studied, obtaining a percentage of missing records ranged from 1% to 19% of the data. The main technical characteristics studied were temporal stability, measurement ranges, accuracy, correlation and response time. The main results show that the measurement ranges align with those specified by their manufacturers, with percentage differences with respect to the reference monitor of between 5% and 16%. The diversity found for response time is remarkable, with values ranging from 1 to 15 h, with Pearson correlation factors between 0.63 and 0.90. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b117323e6f0b4f05bc2942cdc5ad05252024-03-27T14:03:55ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-03-01246183610.3390/s24061836Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental ConditionsDaniel Rábago0Enrique Fernández1Santiago Celaya2Ismael Fuente3Alicia Fernández4Jorge Quindós5Raúl Rodriguez6Luis Quindós7Carlos Sainz8Laboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainSiglo 21 Consultores S.L., Av. Rosalía Castro, 94, Perillo, 15172 A Coruña, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainLaboratory of Environmental Radioactivity (LaRUC), University of Cantabria, 39011 Santander, SpainA comparison of low-cost radon monitors was conducted at the Laboratory of Natural Radiation (LNR). The monitors we evaluated were EcoQube, RadonEye, RadonEye Plus2, Spirit, ViewPlus, ViewRadon and WavePlus. An AlphaGUARD monitor calibrated at the Laboratory of Environmental Radioactivity of the University of Cantabria (LaRUC), accredited for testing and calibration according to ISO/IEC 17025, provided the reference value of radon concentration. The temporal stability of the monitors was studied, obtaining a percentage of missing records ranged from 1% to 19% of the data. The main technical characteristics studied were temporal stability, measurement ranges, accuracy, correlation and response time. The main results show that the measurement ranges align with those specified by their manufacturers, with percentage differences with respect to the reference monitor of between 5% and 16%. The diversity found for response time is remarkable, with values ranging from 1 to 15 h, with Pearson correlation factors between 0.63 and 0.90.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/6/1836response timeintercomparisonlow-cost radon monitor |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Rábago Enrique Fernández Santiago Celaya Ismael Fuente Alicia Fernández Jorge Quindós Raúl Rodriguez Luis Quindós Carlos Sainz Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions Sensors response time intercomparison low-cost radon monitor |
| title | Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions |
| title_full | Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions |
| title_short | Investigation of the Performance of Various Low-Cost Radon Monitors under Variable Environmental Conditions |
| title_sort | investigation of the performance of various low cost radon monitors under variable environmental conditions |
| topic | response time intercomparison low-cost radon monitor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/6/1836 |
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