title: Radon diffusion coefficients of vapour barrier membranes used in Canadian building construction.
abstract: Vapour barrier membranes are often used as soil gas retarder in building construction. While vapour permeance characteristics of these membranes are well known and specified in Canadian standards, their radon diffusion coefficients are yet not available. This study provides test results of radon diffusion coefficients for 10 vapour barrier membranes commonly used in Canadian building construction.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Canada. jing_chen@hc-sc.gc.ca
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Eveline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schroth
authors.forename: Stan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hnatiuk
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frenette
authors.forename: Marie-France
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Blain
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D000465:Algorithms; D002170:Canada; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D004058:Diffusion; D010539:Permeability; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon