Novel method of measurement of radon exhalation from building materials

Publication date: November 2016
Source:Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 164
Author(s): A. Awhida, P. Ujić, I. Vukanac, M. Đurašević, A. Kandić, I. Čeliković, B. Lončar, P. Kolarž
In the era of the energy saving policy (i.e. more air tight doors and windows), the radon exhaled from building materials tends to increase its concentration in indoor air, which increases the importance of the measurement of radon exhalation from building materials. This manuscript presents a novel method of the radon exhalation measurement using only a HPGe detector or any other gamma spectrometer. Comparing it with the already used methods of radon exhalation measurements, this method provides the measurement of the emanation coefficient, the radon diffusion length and the radon exhalation rate, all within the same measurement, which additionally defines material's radon protective properties. Furthermore it does not necessitate additional equipment for radon or radon exhalation measurement, which simplifies measurement technique, and thus potentially facilitates introduction of legal obligation for radon exhalation determination in building materials.

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