ShareHealth risks of energy saving.
Author(s) : THORNTON E. W.
Type of article: Article
Summary
The use of reduced ventilation for domestic energy conservation (draught proofing or double glazing) increases the household's radiation dose from radon gas. The health costs of the increase in radiation dose are proposed.
Details
- Original title: Health risks of energy saving.
- Record ID : 1995-3775
- Languages: English
- Source: Nature - vol. 372 - n. 6504
- Publication date: 1994/11/24
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Indoor air quality
- Keywords: Ventilation; Radon; Air quality; Energy saving; Air conditioning
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- Author(s) : CLUZEL D.
- Date : 1993/12
- Languages : French
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- Author(s) : CHAO C. Y. H., TUNG T. C. W., et al.
- Date : 1997/11
- Languages : English
- Source: Build. Environ. - vol. 32 - n. 6
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- Author(s) : GRIMSRUD D. T., HADLICH D. E.
- Date : 1999
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 1999 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington + CD-ROM.
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- Organiser : PETRAS D., SOBOTKA P., VALENT J.
- Date : 1992
- Languages : English
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Origin, diffusion and health effects of radon p...
- Author(s) : PATANIA F.
- Date : 1995/11
- Languages : Italian
- Source: Cond. Aria - vol. 39 - n. 11 + 12
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