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Lesson 4 What are the units for measuring radon? Radioactivity unitsPicocuries (pCi) Measure activity (radioactive decays/time) 1 picocurie (pCi) = 0.037 decays/second = 1 decay/27 seconds = 2.22 decays/minute Radon unitsPicocuries/liter (pCi/L) Measure activity (decays/minute) per volume (one liter of air) 1 pCi/L = 2.22 decays per minute per liter of air Hypothetical daily exposure Question Assume that a client spent 10 hours/day in a room with a radon level of 4 pCi/L How many decays/liter would the client be exposed to each day? Answer 5,328 decays/day/liter U.S. exposure to radiation International System (SI) Radioactivity units 1 becquerel (Bq) = 1 decay/second = 27 pCi 1 pCi = 0.037 decays/ second = 0.037 Bq Radon units 1 pCi/L = 37 Bq/m3 Measuring radon decay products (RDPs) Measure alpha radiation emitted by short-lived RDPs Measuring RDPsWorking level (WL) EPA action level Summary 4 pCi/L = 148 Bq/m3 = 0.02 WL Questions? Factors that affect radon and RDP concentrations Some radon gas and RDPs escape as air flows out of home Remember RDP characteristics Solid particles Electrically charged React chemically Some RDPs attach to (plate out on) solid objects, such as Walls Floors Ceilings Furniture Plating out Lowers RDP concentration in air Plated out RDPs cannot be measured Only RDPs in air can be measured Factors that affect plating out also affect measurement of RDPs Factors that affect radon and RDP concentrations Air circulation Air moving within a room Ventilation Fresh air entering a room Air filters Particles suspended in the air Dust Smoke Aerosols Air circulation Circulation = moving around air already in a room How would air circulation affect concentration of RDPs? May increase plating out, as RDP particles blow toward solid objects and attach to them As plating out increases, concentration of RDPs in the air decreases Ventilation Ventilation = supply of fresh air How would ventilation affect concentration of RDPs? Ventilat