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REMOVAL OF AIRBORNE RADON DECAY PRODUCTS.

Author(s) : MOELLER D. W., MAHER E. F., RUDNICK S. N.

Summary

COMPARISONS OF VARIOUS INDOOR AIR TREATMENT METHODS HAVE SHOWN THAT WHILE FLOW-THROUGH AIR-CLEANING METHODS WERE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TOTAL POTENTIAL ALPHA ENERGY CONCENTRATIONS THEY CAUSED A GREATER PERCENTAGE OF THE RADON DECAY PRODUCTS TO BE UNATTACHED TO PARTICLES. ESTIMATES SHOW THAT THIS RESULTS IN A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE DOSE TO THE BRONCHIAL TISSUES OF PEOPLE BREATHING THE TREATED AIR. THE OPTIMAL FORM OF AIR TREATMENT APPEARS TO BE A COMBINATION OF NONUNIFORM SPACE CHARGE GENERATED BY AN ION GENERATOR AND ENHANCED CONVECTION USINGA FAN.

Details

  • Original title: REMOVAL OF AIRBORNE RADON DECAY PRODUCTS.
  • Record ID : 1990-1225
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 95; n. 1; 28-33; 6 fig.; 16 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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