Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Indoor Radon Concentration

Because radon gas is colorless and odorless, it is impossible for humans five senses to know whether one is exposed to it and as it is an inert gas that is nine times heavier than air it is prone to accumulation after being brought into the room through cracks in old buildings, connections and drains, thus creating indoor radon exposure problem. Although indoor radon concentration is related to indoor temperature and humidity, no research has been conducted to actually control indoor temperature and humidity, and to find out how changes in indoor temperature and relative humidity have affected indoor radon concentration. In this paper, we experimented with varying temperature and relative humidity respectively to certain conditions in the laboratory where the thermo hygrostat is installed, and using the results of the measured experiment, the relation between indoor temperature, and relative humidity and indoor radon concentration was explored. Jai-Won Chung | Tae-In Hyon | Gyu-Sik Kim ""Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Indoor Radon Concentration"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-2 , February 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30128.pdf Paper Url : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/30128/effect-of-temperature-and-humidity-on-indoor-radon-concentration/jai-won-chung