1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002014209707536

Autore

Busselen, Roland

Titolo

Brisures, usures et bruits / Roland Busselen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : B. Grasset, 1984

ISBN

2246342317

Descrizione fisica

220 p. ; 21 cm

Disciplina

841.9

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910765543303321

Autore

Di Carlo Christian

Titolo

Indoor radon : sources, transport mechanisms and influencing parameters / / Christian Di Carlo, Andrea Maiorana, Francesco Bonchicchio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

0-85014-181-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Disciplina

628.535

Soggetti

Radon - Measurement

Radon mitigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Indoor Radon: Sources, Transport Mechanisms and Influencing Parameters.

Sommario/riassunto

Approximately half of the public exposure to radioactivity comes from radon, which is a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas. Radon and its decay products mainly enter the human body by inhalation indoors.



Exposure to radon has been reported as a leading cause of lung cancer, and several studies are currently investigating its correlation with other health effects. Radon is generated mostly by rocks, either in the soil or in building materials, that contain radium-226. The resulting radon atoms enter buildings directly due to an activity concentration gradient or indirectly via a radon carrier, either air or domestic water. This book reports a systematic review of the mathematical formulations proposed to model radon generation and transport mechanisms. It presents original complements to the formulations proposed. It also examines most of the phenomena and properties influencing radon generation and transport. The result is a comprehensive theoretical treatment of the leading processes underlying radon accumulation in closed spaces.