Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials
Radon gas originating from building materials is generally thought to cause low concentration. Investigation and estimation of radon levels originating from building materials are important in terms of public health due to the use of dense concrete in tunnel form type houses, which is a building typ...
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| description | Radon gas originating from building materials is generally thought to cause low concentration. Investigation and estimation of radon levels originating from building materials are important in terms of public health due to the use of dense concrete in tunnel form type houses, which is a building type widely used in Turkey, even though a significant part of Turkey is an earthquake zone. In this article, the effects of different parameters such as 238U concentration in building materials, diffusion constant of building elements, emanation rate, and ventilation rate on radon gas concentration are investigated. As a result, it is concluded that in some cases (such as high diffusion coefficient and insufficient ventilation rate) in houses built with tunnel form concrete structures, the radon level arising from building materials can reach a level that cannot be neglected. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-41471bafdad448ea8b17530c04e8e9db2025-08-20T01:57:40ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi2147-835X2023-08-0127485886410.16984/saufenbilder.126659028Radon Gas Estimation from Building MaterialsCaner Yalçın0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-7267Safa Başdemir1https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3599-5785KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİKOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİRadon gas originating from building materials is generally thought to cause low concentration. Investigation and estimation of radon levels originating from building materials are important in terms of public health due to the use of dense concrete in tunnel form type houses, which is a building type widely used in Turkey, even though a significant part of Turkey is an earthquake zone. In this article, the effects of different parameters such as 238U concentration in building materials, diffusion constant of building elements, emanation rate, and ventilation rate on radon gas concentration are investigated. As a result, it is concluded that in some cases (such as high diffusion coefficient and insufficient ventilation rate) in houses built with tunnel form concrete structures, the radon level arising from building materials can reach a level that cannot be neglected.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3016823radonemanation ratediffusion coefficientexhalation rateconcrete |
| spellingShingle | Caner Yalçın Safa Başdemir Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi radon emanation rate diffusion coefficient exhalation rate concrete |
| title | Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials |
| title_full | Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials |
| title_fullStr | Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials |
| title_short | Radon Gas Estimation from Building Materials |
| title_sort | radon gas estimation from building materials |
| topic | radon emanation rate diffusion coefficient exhalation rate concrete |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3016823 |
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