title: Radon diffusion modelling.
abstract: A mathematical model has been developed that examines the ingress of radon into houses, through a vertical crack in an otherwise impervious concrete floor. Initially, the model considered the diffusive flow of radon from its soil source and this simulation has highlighted the dependency of the flux of radon into the house on the magnitude of various parameters, such as the diffusion coefficient of radon in soil. A preliminary investigation of the modelling of pressure-driven flow into a building is presented, and the potential of this type of analysis is discussed.
mesh_terms: D004058:Diffusion; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011886:Radon