In this study, to analyze the correlation between the volume of indoor space and the concentration of radon, we measured the concentration of indoor radon in individual houses and apartments in Jeonju City.
To compare the volume of indoor space, we me...
In this study, to analyze the correlation between the volume of indoor space and the concentration of radon, we measured the concentration of indoor radon in individual houses and apartments in Jeonju City.
To compare the volume of indoor space, we measured the volumes of large and small rooms in eight sites. The concentration of indoor radon was also measured to determine the hourly concentration changes, based on which we estimated the amount of annual exposure to indoor radon.
The results of this study are as follows.
The average concentration of radon at the eight spots in apartments in Jeonju City was measured at 90.12.
Regarding the average volume of radon concentration in large and small rooms at the eight measured spots, when the average volume of large rooms was 31.59, the average concentration of radon was found at 71.73 when the average volume of small rooms was 16.83, the average concentration of radon was measured at 108.51. Therefore, it was determined that indoor space volume and the concentration of indoor radon had an inverse proportional relationship.
The result of the survey on the hourly concentration of indoor radon showed that the highest concentration was between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (114.5) and the lowest concentration level was between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (67.7), with the change in radon concentration in a day was found to be about 46.8.
As a result of the estimation of the amount of annual exposure to indoor radon at the eight spots, C spot had the lowest level at 30.7 mRem/year, and F spot had the highest level at 216.6 mRem/year, even greater than the 130 mRem/year that UNSCEAR reported (refer to p. 59 of the main text, Fig 8. Annual Amount of Indoor Radon Exposure in Apartments).
In this study, we aimed to determine the correlation between the volume of indoor space and the concentration of indoor radon, for which we conducted continuous measurement. As the study involved the analysis of radon concentration changes according to volume, as well as the hourly change in indoor radon concentration, the results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for the measurement of the concentration of indoor radon in the future.