title: Effect of energy-efficient measures in building construction on indoor radon in Russia.
abstract: The effect of implementation of energy-efficient measures in building construction was studied. Analysis includes study of indoor radon in energy-efficient buildings in Ekaterinburg, Russia, and results of radiation measurements in 83 regions of Russia conducted within the regional programmes. The forecast distribution of radon concentration in Ekaterinburg was built with regard to the city development programme. With Ekaterinburg taken as representative case, forecast distribution of radon concentration in Russia in 2030 was built. In comparison with 2000, average radon concentration increases by a factor of 1.42 in 2030 year; percentage above the reference level 300 Bq/m3 increases by a factor of 4 in 2030 year. It is necessary to perceive such an increase with all seriousness and to prepare appropriate measures for optimization of protection against indoor radon. Despite the high uncertainty, reconstructed distribution of radon concentration can be applied for justification of measures to be incorporated in the radon mitigation strategy.
authors.affiliation: IIE UB RAS, SophyKovalevskoyst. 20, Ekaterinburg 620990, Russia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasilyev
authors.affiliation: IIE UB RAS, SophyKovalevskoyst. 20, Ekaterinburg 620990, Russia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yarmoshenko
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon; D012426:Russia
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011886:Radon