title: Field comparison of two different passive radon detectors.
abstract: The present paper describes field performance of two different passive radon monitor devices formed, respectively, by a CR-39 track detector enclosed in a diffusion chamber and a cellulose nitrate detector (LR-115) in a heat-sealed polyethylene bag. The most important scope of these investigations was to study the performance of these detectors directly in the field. To this end, two different types of radon monitors mentioned above have been exposed simultaneously in 100 school rooms within the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia. Finally, the accuracy of their responses has been evaluated by exposing them under extreme humidity conditions and/or together with other radon measurement instruments.
authors.affiliation: ARPA (Regional Environmental Protection Agency), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Department of Udine, via Colugna 42, 33100 Udine, Italy. giovani@arpa.fvg.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giovani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garavaglia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pividore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villalta
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D003101:Collodion / Q000737:chemistry*; D004058:Diffusion; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D007558:Italy; D010969:Plastics; D020959:Polyethylene / Q000737:chemistry; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012574:Schools
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D010969:Plastics; D020959:Polyethylene; D003101:Collodion; D011886:Radon