Re: Re[2]: Radon Question from Occ-Med-Env

[Alex Zapantis <a.zapantis@qut.edu.au>]

At 08:19 AM 2/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
>     The radon gas is the same concentration outside the mask as well as 
>     inside.  Any particulate daughters will be the same concentration on 
>     the inside as the outside due to continuous decay. 

Is this correct?? Won't the "clearance rate" of Rn from the mask be fast
enough to ensure that the concentration of Rn progeny in the mask is much
less than outside the mask?? That's what I thought would happen. But I'm no
Rn expert!! Somebody please advise.

Regards
 
  Alex Zapantis                                         
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