Indoor Environment and Technology (한국실내환경학회지)

Korean Society for Indoor Environment (한국실내환경학회)
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Evaluation of correlation between indoor radon concentration and the attribution of gypsum board content in building materials

석고보드 건축자재 사용량과 실내 공기 중 라돈농도와의 관련성 평가

  • Kim, Yoon-Shin (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Yoon, Sung-Won (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Il (Chemical Environmental Headquarter, KTR) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Woo (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Hee (Chemical Environmental Headquarter, KTR) ;
  • Lee, Cheol-Min (Institute of Environmental and Industrial Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Jung, Soon-Won (Environmental Health Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
  • 김윤신 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학연구소) ;
  • 윤성원 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학연구소) ;
  • 이정일 (한국화학융합시험연구원) ;
  • 신현우 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학연구소) ;
  • 이정희 (한국화학융합시험연구원) ;
  • 이철민 (한양대학교 환경 및 산업의학연구소) ;
  • 정순원 (국립환경과학원 환경보건연구과)
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Developing proper reduction strategies of indoor radon which have been an important issue in Korea requires proper information on source characteristics a phosphate gypsum board which is a common building material used for inter-wall thermal protection in Korea could be a major source of indoor radon level. This study evaluated the correlation between indoor radon concentration and the attribution of gypsum board content in building materials. In this study we valuated indoor/outdoor radon from 58 facilities selected based on the information availability of gypsum content in the building material across 8 different cities in Korea. Our results showed that indoor radon concentrations were 2 to 3 times higher than outdoor but those results were not significantly attributed from gypsum contents in the building material. Indeed, phosphate content in gypsum board did not significantly play a role in indoor radon level variations. It is concluded that physical environmental condition such as temperature, relative humidity, radon exhalation rate out of each building materials, as well as pathway from external sources (e.g., soil) needs to be identified to develop indoor radon reduction strategies.

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