Detailed measurements of indoor radon levels in five residential premises and the effect of ventilation

Christopher Y.H. Chao; Thomas C.W. Tung; Daniel W.T. Chan; John Burnett

doi:10.1177/1420326X9700600504

Detailed measurements of indoor radon levels in five residential premises and the effect of ventilation

Christopher Y.H. Chao, Thomas C.W. Tung, Daniel W.T. Chan, John Burnett

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Detailed radon measurements and ventilation testing were carried out in five residential premises in Hong Kong. Continuous radon detectors were located in the bedrooms of each site and corresponding CO₂ decay tests were conducted to estimate the ventilation rate. Four air-conditioning operation modes were used in the measurements. Data obtained from the measurements were used to verify the validity of a simple mass balance model. In this paper, factors including the elevation of the building, geographical composition of the area, diurnal variation of the radon level and influence of the ventilation rate on indoor radon level are also discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-281
Number of pages	5
Journal	Indoor and Built Environment
Volume	6
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X9700600504
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Indoor radon
Ventilation rate

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

More information

10.1177/1420326X9700600504

Cite this

@article{5bef70c0c23f476db05a949421e4c5f2,

title = "Detailed measurements of indoor radon levels in five residential premises and the effect of ventilation",

abstract = "Detailed radon measurements and ventilation testing were carried out in five residential premises in Hong Kong. Continuous radon detectors were located in the bedrooms of each site and corresponding CO2 decay tests were conducted to estimate the ventilation rate. Four air-conditioning operation modes were used in the measurements. Data obtained from the measurements were used to verify the validity of a simple mass balance model. In this paper, factors including the elevation of the building, geographical composition of the area, diurnal variation of the radon level and influence of the ventilation rate on indoor radon level are also discussed.",

keywords = "Indoor radon, Ventilation rate",

author = "Chao, {Christopher Y.H.} and Tung, {Thomas C.W.} and Chan, {Daniel W.T.} and John Burnett",

year = "1997",

doi = "10.1177/1420326X9700600504",

language = "English",

volume = "6",

pages = "277--281",

journal = "Indoor and Built Environment",

issn = "1420-326X",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Detailed measurements of indoor radon levels in five residential premises and the effect of ventilation

AU - Chao, Christopher Y.H.

AU - Tung, Thomas C.W.

AU - Chan, Daniel W.T.

AU - Burnett, John

PY - 1997

Y1 - 1997

N2 - Detailed radon measurements and ventilation testing were carried out in five residential premises in Hong Kong. Continuous radon detectors were located in the bedrooms of each site and corresponding CO2 decay tests were conducted to estimate the ventilation rate. Four air-conditioning operation modes were used in the measurements. Data obtained from the measurements were used to verify the validity of a simple mass balance model. In this paper, factors including the elevation of the building, geographical composition of the area, diurnal variation of the radon level and influence of the ventilation rate on indoor radon level are also discussed.

AB - Detailed radon measurements and ventilation testing were carried out in five residential premises in Hong Kong. Continuous radon detectors were located in the bedrooms of each site and corresponding CO2 decay tests were conducted to estimate the ventilation rate. Four air-conditioning operation modes were used in the measurements. Data obtained from the measurements were used to verify the validity of a simple mass balance model. In this paper, factors including the elevation of the building, geographical composition of the area, diurnal variation of the radon level and influence of the ventilation rate on indoor radon level are also discussed.

KW - Indoor radon

KW - Ventilation rate

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2742612446&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/1420326X9700600504

DO - 10.1177/1420326X9700600504

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:2742612446

SN - 1420-326X

VL - 6

SP - 277

EP - 281

JO - Indoor and Built Environment

JF - Indoor and Built Environment

IS - 5

ER -

Detailed measurements of indoor radon levels in five residential premises and the effect of ventilation

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

More information

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this