Re: Radon in a Work Area

[Kenneth Lamson <kenlamson@earthlink.net>]

Tom:

What about sealing the contamination. Won't reduce radon levels but will
seal the contamination. How about venting the sub-floor area to reduce
radon level above in work space.

Ken Lamson
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radware wrote:
> 
> There is a work area which was in the past a radium paint shop.  The area
> has a floor which is suspended approximately 18 inches above the painted
> floor which shows low level (approximately 1000 to 50000 dpm/100 cm2) radium
> activity.  I placed 4 radon test kits in the room (approximately 80' by 50')
> and the results indicate a consistent radon concentration throughout the
> room of 7 pCi/liter (7E-9 uCi/cc).
> 
> The area has been occupied by office workers for approximately 40 years
> since the paint shop was removed from the area.  People will occupy an
> adjacent area for another month.
> 
> Are there any control actions that should be taken?
> 
> Thanks.
> Tom O'Dou
> tom_dixie@msn.com
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